Wandering through the basement of a suburban house, the boy sees the commission of rape and murder, and the criminal is his good friend. The crime cannot more
Wandering through the basement of a suburban house, the boy sees the commission of rape and murder, and the criminal is his good friend. The crime cannot be concealed and the police are investigating. The child becomes a very uncomfortable witness for a former friend. . . close
The film "Two Black Coffees", created by the director Michael Driscoll in the genre of a short thriller, tells a criminal story, the main character of more
The film "Two Black Coffees", created by the director Michael Driscoll in the genre of a short thriller, tells a criminal story, the main character of which was a gullible scientist.
Mafiosi who have adopted the image of respectable citizens come to the scientist and order him to develop a material with a unique strength. At first, the unsuspecting hero takes up work with fervor and achieves success. A little time passes, and he guesses in what dark business he participated. After that, he has no choice but to try to destroy the samples. That’s just this act is fraught with consequences, because the mafia does not forgive arbitrariness. close
Three stories ; The Garden of Eden, The Open Country of a Lonely Man, Riedgost ; introduce the youngest generation of Czech filmmakers. They are linked more
Three stories ; The Garden of Eden, The Open Country of a Lonely Man, Riedgost ; introduce the youngest generation of Czech filmmakers. They are linked through the similarity of their story-telling poetic and their interest in uncommon environments and heroes. The filmmakers' results confirm the saying that what we long for most is often sitting right in front of our eyes. close
A 50 year old journalist, son of a civil war hero, who died fighting for the right forces is shattered, when he recognizes him in a documentary, fighting more
A 50 year old journalist, son of a civil war hero, who died fighting for the right forces is shattered, when he recognizes him in a documentary, fighting for the communists. He starts searching for the truth, despite his family's objections, who fear that they will lose privileges if the status of the dead changes after the search. close
Nearly one in ten Czechs over the age of 15 face some form of distraint, under which their property is seized because of money they owe. Every day, more more
Nearly one in ten Czechs over the age of 15 face some form of distraint, under which their property is seized because of money they owe. Every day, more and more people fall into the debt trap, but Karel is on the other side of the barricade – it is his job to collect their debts. close
Produced by Czech television, Mestecko (Small Town) is the directorial debut of theatrical veteran Jan Kraus. This episodic comedy is set in the small more
Produced by Czech television, Mestecko (Small Town) is the directorial debut of theatrical veteran Jan Kraus. This episodic comedy is set in the small town of Mestecko (which literally translates to "small town") right before the Velvet Revolution of 1989. Tonda (Vlastimil Brabec) leads an ensemble cast of townsfolk who are eager to experience capitalism, but are unaware of how it's supposed to work. They set out to pull get-rich-quick schemes and end up creating their own version of free enterprise. For instance, a group of men run for office as a political party called the"Independent Eroticists" so they can hire a stripper to perform for the town. Individual business owners plot various schemes in order to participate in the new economy as the town heads into the '90s close
Chytilová’s highly impressive but little-known documentary provides a fascinating and atmospheric journey into a hidden culture, one in which she herself more
Chytilová’s highly impressive but little-known documentary provides a fascinating and atmospheric journey into a hidden culture, one in which she herself participated. Chytilová investigates the lives of three Czech photographers (Václav Chochola, Karel Ludwig, Zdeněk Tmej) from the 30s to the present, and also embraces the submerged world of 50s culture and the work of novelist Bohumil Hrabal and artist Vladimír Boudník. close
A single man gets caught in a network of lies. Money turns him from a good-natured person into a callous philistine.
Jiri, moved by the story of sister more
A single man gets caught in a network of lies. Money turns him from a good-natured person into a callous philistine.
Jiri, moved by the story of sister Rougena about the terrible married life, agrees to help her escape from the tyrant husband. He finds a good room for her and yields interest to the share of inheritance left over from her parents. A few days later, he is visited by his older sister Tilda, who is also looking for a way to take possession of the property of an unmarried relative. The heroine of the drama, based on the writer's story Karel Capek "Fatal money", tries to catch Ruzhena in lies. Betrayal destroys the lives of these people and leads to irreparable consequences. close