After a fictitious marriage with a Russian emigrant, Cellisten Louka, a Czech man, must suddenly take responsibility for her son. However, it’s not long before the communication barrier is broken between the two new family members.
Acting
Zdeněk Svěrák's magnificent resting grump face
Score
Cello pieces that actually drive the emotional arc
Practical Effects
Authentic Trabant chaos and pre-revolution Prague
Director
Jan Svěrák
Zdeněk Svěrák
František Louka
Andrei Khalimon
Kolya
Libuše Šafránková
Klára
Ondřej Vetchý
Brož
Stella Zázvorková
Mom
Ladislav Smoljak
Houdek
Irina Bezrukova
Nadezda
Silvia Šuvadová
Blanka
Liliyan Malkina
Aunt Tamara
Karel Heřmánek
Musil
Petra Špalková
Paša
Nela Boudová
Brožová
René Přibil
Pokorný
Miroslav Táborský
Novotný
Slávka Budínová
Buštíková
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real-life father and son duo: Jan Svěrák directed his father Zdeněk, who also wrote the screenplay. Nepotism has never been this wholesome.
Shot during the actual Velvet Revolution's aftermath—the crowd scenes aren't extras, they're real Prague citizens in 1989.
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