

Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating Christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. The teenage kids think that their fathers are totally stupid, and the fathers are sure that their children are nothing more than rebels, hating anything they say.
Acting
Polívka and Dušek steal every scene they're in.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll need stitches.
Production
Perfectly grotesque 1960s Czech aesthetic.

Director
Jan Hřebejk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film captures the specific melancholy of Czech 'Normalization' era, when private life became the only space for truth.
Bolek Polívka improvised most of his drunk scenes; director Hřebejk kept rolling because the crew was laughing too hard to call cut.
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