This film is a documentary-style look at the life of the beloved Czech actor, Zdeněk Svěrák.
Direction
Son directing father—intimacy no outsider could capture.
Production
Lo-fi charm that lets Zdeněk's humanity do all the work.
Director
Jan Svěrák
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zdeněk and Jan are the only Czech father-son duo to both win Oscars—Zdeněk for writing Kolya, Jan for directing.
In the Czech Republic, Zdeněk is basically Mr. Rogers crossed with Tom Hanks—this film is national heritage preservation.
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