Directed by:
Jan HřebejkScreenplay:
Petr JarchovskýCinematography:
Jan MalířComposer:
Aleš BřezinaCast:
Petr Forman, Emília Vášáryová, Jan Tříska, Ingrid Timková, Kristýna Boková, Jiří Macháček, Nataša Burger, Jan Budař, Zdeněk Suchý, Pavel Liška, Marek Daniel (more)Plots(1)
In the dead of the night, near the Czech-Slovak border, two smugglers discover their truckload of illegal Indian immigrants have left a baby behind. In a small Prague apartment, Franta (Jiri Machacek) and Mila (Natasa Burger) dream of having a child, but Franta on probation because of his soccer hooliganism past - is not allowed to adopt, and Mila is unable to conceive. After cashing in on her savings, Mila decides to buy a baby from a pawnshop that fronts a den of thieves and pickpockets. Meanwhile, an unusual family reunion is taking place: Academy professor Otto (Jan Triska) collapses while teaching, prompting his estranged son Martin (Petr Forman, son of director Milos) to return to Prague from Australia to see his father and his mother, Vera (Emilia Vasaryova), long separated from Otto whom she still pines for. Otto is now living with the beautiful and much younger Hana (Ingrid Timkova), who works in a refugee aid center helping immigrants to adjust to their new lives. (Sony Pictures CA)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Czech Lion Awards
- 2004 - Best Film
- 2004 - Jan Hřebejk (Best Director)
- 2004 - Emília Vášáryová (Best Actress)
- 2004 - Petr Jarchovský (Best Screenplay)
- 2004 - Best Film Poster
- 2004 - Jiří Macháček (Best Actor)
- 2004 - Jan Tříska (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2004 - Petr Forman (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2004 - Ingrid Timková (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2004 - Jan Malíř (Best Cinematography)
- 2004 - Michal Holubec (Best Sound Design)
- 2004 - Aleš Březina (Best Score)
- 2004 - Best Artistic Achievement
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
- 2004 - Grand Prix