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A family retro-comedy for all ages set at the end of the sixties about everyday family fun and hardship, about the drama inherent in relationships and differing opinions, about sorrow—but also finally, about the awakening of first love. This is a gently poetic and humorous story of the fate of aging parents, maturing teens and younger children. The actual plot of the film takes place in villa, in which two families, the Šebeks and Krauses, live side by side. Mr. Šebek, a simple-minded, good-natured officer by profession is a supporter of the ruling political regime. In contrast, Mr. Kraus, a former resistance fighter with bitter war experiences is his staunch adversary. In the end, each member of both families must live out his own story in his own “cozy den“ untill the Soviet invasion of August 1968 violently disturbs their world.
HD | 116' | © 1999
director(s): Jan Hřebejk
producer(s): Czech Telvision, Total HelpArt T.H.A.
scriptwriter(s): Petr Jarchovský
director of photography: Jan Malíř
cast: M. Donutil, J.Kodet, S.Stašová, E.Vašáryová, E.Holubová; B. Polívka, S.Zázvorková; J.Krejčík, J. Dušek M. Beran and others
rights available: TV, Video, Theatrical
original language: Czech
other data: Awards: Kristian 1999 - Prize of the Czech film Critique for the best feature film / Golden Grape ( Main Prize ) - Lubuskie Lato Filmowe, Lagow 2000 / Special Mention a FIPRESCI Prize - International Film Festival Karlovy Vary 1999 / Golden Afrodite ( Main Prize) a Special Mention of Film Critigue - Int. Film Festival Varna 2003