In a small Czech town, mother dependent Robert, his attractive girlfriend Simona, histrionic Tomas and extremely reserved History freak Funes, all dissatisfied with their lives, are members of the same string Quartet. As they rehearse for their next concert, they will get into a circle of eccentric situations and misunderstandings.
Acting
Poláková's deadpan desperation steals every scene.
Direction
Krobot's theater background breeds delicious claustrophobia.
Director
Miroslav Krobot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Krobot adapted this from his own stage play, which explains the exquisite single-location tension.
The film satirizes Czech 'small-culture' pretension — provincial elites cosplaying as cosmopolitan artists.
CZ
