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A Czech hairdresser with Nazi trauma and a communist future? Snip, snip, your comfort zone.
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Garden Store - Part 2: Deserter (2017)

Bittersweet satirePeriod dramedyPolitical farce

Overview

ComedyDramaWar

In 1940s Prague, a former Nazi prisoner returns to run his posh hair salon and struggles with family, the rise of communism and his past.

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Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Macháček's trembling restraint as a man performing normalcy

Production

The salon as a microcosm of collapsing Czech society

Writing

Dark humor that dares you to laugh at the wrong moments

Best for:Streaming: When you want Czech New Wave energy without the commitment·Solo: History nerds who like their trauma with jokes·Rewatch: Catching every loaded glance between the lines
Heads up:Disturbing: Flashbacks to concentration camp trauma·Triggers: Period-typical antisemitic and political violence
Jan Hřebejk

Director

Jan Hřebejk

ReleasedSep 28, 2017
Runtime1h 55m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Česká televize
RTVS

Top Cast

Jiří Macháček

Jiří Macháček

Otto Böck

Gabriela Míčová

Gabriela Míčová

Ela Böcková

Anna Geislerová

Anna Geislerová

Vilma Rohnová

Martin Finger

Martin Finger

Jindřich Rohn

Klára Melíšková

Klára Melíšková

Bedřiška Brünnerová

David Novotný

David Novotný

Miloš Pecka

Lenka Krobotová

Lenka Krobotová

Emilka Pecková

Karel Dobrý

Karel Dobrý

Karel Rohn

Sabina Remundová

Sabina Remundová

Marie

Miroslav Táborský

Miroslav Táborský

František Stárek

Zuzana Konečná

Zuzana Konečná

Zuzana

Štěpán Kozub

Štěpán Kozub

Ludvík Kubeš

Anna Kratochvílová

Anna Kratochvílová

Zdena

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Part of Hřebejk's loose 'Garden Store' trilogy exploring Czech collaboration and survival across decades.

Insight

The hair salon setting mirrors 1940s Czech cinema's fascination with bourgeois spaces under political threat.

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