Directed by:
Dan SvátekScreenplay:
Dan SvátekCinematography:
Martin PreissCast:
Go Go Jean Michel Francis, Tuva Novotny, Tonya Graves, Curtis Jones, Karel Heřman, Ivo Niederle, Rudolf Pellar, Lívia Bielovič, Lucia Lužinská (more)Plots(1)
Samuel stands on the edge of a hotel roof in the rain and tries to summon up in his mind an image of his homeland – before he jumps into the street below. We are gradually introduced to the residents and guests of the “Close to Heaven” hotel, who have crossed Samuel's path to a greater or lesser extent. Samuel's black family lives on the fifth and highest floor of the hotel. When grandfather is gone, the family wants to return to Africa. One floor below we find Ernest the Illusionist. A party of pensioners on the third floor meets every evening to communicate with the spirits of the dead. Below them on the second floor, the siamese twins Kira and Mina are obsessed with sex. The mysterious Mr. Jägermeister, of whom we know little and of whom even Samuel has little to say, has moved into a first-floor room only a few days previously. On the ground floor we find not only former boxer Fred, and the hotel owner Gut in reception. Fred has hardly even registered the arrival a few days earlier of his own daughter Emily, who plays no small part in our story. Thus unfolds the story, a story in which everything depends especially on the point of view of the observer on every situation that occurs. Slowly but surely, the fates of the characters living here become entwined, leading to a predestined conclusion. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Go Go Jean Michel Francis
Ivory Coast
Best movies:
EuroTrip (2004)
Close to Heaven (2005)
The Prince & Me (2004)
Tuva Novotny
Sweden
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Tic Tac (1997)
Borg vs. McEnroe (2017)
Tonya Graves
USA
Best movies:
Jesus Christ Superstar (2005) (theatrical recording)
Forever Král: Koncertní pocta Ivanu Královi (2021) (concert)
Rytmus v patách (2009) (TV movie)
Curtis Jones
Best movies:
Moon Child (1989)
Close to Heaven (2005)
Angel Exit (2000)
Karel Heřman
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Revival (2013)
Close to Heaven (2005)
Unknown Hour (2009)
Ivo Niederle
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Kam slunce nechodí... (1971) (TV movie)
Coach to Vienna (1966)
Rudolf Pellar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Princ a chuďas (1971) (TV movie)
Lívia Bielovič
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Methanol (2018) (TV movie)
Living Targets (2019) (series)
Nesmrteľní (2010) (series)
Lucia Lužinská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Okamih pravdy (2000) (TV movie)
Chaos (2000) (TV movie)
Knieža (1998) (TV movie)
Miroslav Táborský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
Soudné sestry (2007) (theatrical recording)
Kolya (1996)
Chantal Poullain
France
Best movies:
Šašek a královna (1985) (theatrical recording)
The End of Old Times (1989)
A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (1988)
Arnošt Goldflam
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
The Inheritance (1992)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Petr Vaněk
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sense of Tumour (2024) (series)
Vosto5: Pérák (2020) (theatrical recording)
Leonard Bernstein: Mše (2018) (theatrical recording)
Marek Dobeš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Line of Separation (2015) (series)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Jan Počepický
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Courage for Every Day (1964)
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) (2010)