This unofficial Czech remake of Alexander Payne's blockbuster seriocomedy Sideways (2004) concerns Jirka and Honza, two friends who check in as complete opposites on every level; Honza is a polished urbanite, Jirka a nickel-and-dime crook with a flair for wooing women. The men's friendship is characterized by an unending series of wild schemes and escapades. When Honza learns of his grandfather's impending death, it brings him face-to-face with his own mortality and encourages him to fulfill his long-held dream, while he still has the opportunity: to embark on a dream vacation to the vineyards of Morovia, with buddy Jirka in tow.
Acting
Langmajer's Jirka is pure unhinged energy against Hádek's repressed meltdown.
Writing
The script somehow makes Czech vineyard bureaucracy genuinely funny.
Production
Moravian wine country shot like it's the protagonist's actual love interest.
Director
Tomáš Bařina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This arrived during a Czech remake boom—they even redid The Office. Most flopped; this one's weirdly personal to Moravian wine culture.
Director Bařina cast real winemakers as background; several didn't realize they were in a comedy until screening night.
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