Monika, a woman in her fifties, feels that she has reached all the important milestones in her life. Her child is grown up and she is very successful in her career as a workaholic. However, she has less and less in common with her husband, and her thoughts are increasingly returning to her youth,...
The story of Jarda Kuchař, a hero of the bygone era of Tuzex vouchers. His income comes from renting out his own apartment. Every summer, he is forced to spend his time at an abandoned pond, where he runs an even more abandoned snack bar. His right-hand man (and he is left-handed) is the local...
The psyche of a ruthless secret agent in Cold War Czechoslovakia begins to unravel when he obsesses over the girlfriend of a suspected subversive he is tracking. This taut political thriller is a bleak and potent rendering of the emotional destruction wreaked by totalitarianism.
The heroes of the story are animals and it takes place in the environment of a stunt farm. Victoria, a young and talented mare, is brought here just as the farm's existence is beginning to be threatened. She can only be saved by the outstanding performance of the animals at an audition for an...
Juraj, a poor yet courageous shepherd, lives in a small village where he is exploited by the ruthless castle lord, Blažej. Driven by a longing to break free from this oppressive life, he dreams of exploring the world and diligently saves money while learning to read and write with guidance from a...
Three family members - retired neurology chief Professor Hanko, his daughter Eva, and his son-in-law and current neurology chief Martin Boroš - wait anxiously as seven-year-old Monika undergoes emergency surgery after a hit-and-run. Though united by fear for Monika’s life, marital strife,...
A humorous story about young people who fight with each other not only in the kitchen, but also in life. Chef Mario loves the owner's daughter Alice. Carlos arrives at the Granada restaurant and, as the new chef, changes the face of the whole place and the concept of the menu...
When Michael, a successful theatre director learns that he suffers from an incurable disease, he resigns and goes to an abandoned cottage to write his memoirs. His life companion and a nurse stay by his side. They have a hard time trying to make the last days bearable of a man who seems to give up...
