Directed by:
Vladimír DrhaScreenplay:
Martin ŠafránekCinematography:
Vladimír KřepelkaComposer:
Tomáš KlusCast:
Ivan Lupták, Marie Štípková, Aleksey Bardukov, Pavla Tomicová, Viktor Preiss, Miloslav Mejzlík, Richard Zevel, Nela Boudová, Nina Divíšková, Aleksandr Minaev (more)Plots(1)
One hot summer, young Tomáš Sinek plans to take off to England to “pick strawberries”. It seems that his family – father, mother and grandmother – has no other worries than packing their descendant off on the trip, even if not everyone is happy about it. But the situation is not that simple. We are in Czechoslovakia and it is 1968. Tomáš, his friends and Táňa spend a lively night before his departure. In the morning, however, come his father’s suspicious telephone calls, his mother’s stocking up on staples and his grandmother’s tears. Tomáš rushes to the train station but Prague’s streets are empty and the trains have stopped running. Tomáš doesn’t deem the situation serious, so a day’s delay doesn’t bother him too much. But this August morning was one that radically changed the lives of thousands. It is August 21, 1968, and in a few moments the lives of Tomáš, his family and friends will be derailed, too. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Klára Suchá](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/213/164213622_bbca85.jpg)
Klára Suchá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kazimír a Karolína (2010) (theatrical recording)
Rats (2020) (series)
Božena (2021) (series)
![Vladimír Škultéty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/122/160122761_b4684b.jpg)
Vladimír Škultéty
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stairway to Power (2023) (series)
It's Gonna Get Worse (2007)
Božena (2021) (series)
![Eliška Boušková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/403/403341_2e9436.jpg)
Eliška Boušková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Teremin (2010) (theatrical recording)
To horké léto v Marienbadu (2006) (TV movie)
Kvaska (2007)
Vjačeslav Burlac
Best movies:
English Strawberries (2008)
Ivan Dejmal
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kazimír a Karolína (2010) (theatrical recording)
Stíny v mlze (2022) (series)
Kitty Mama (2011)
![Vladimír Drha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269590_4faebb.jpg)
Vladimír Drha
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
The Joke (1968)
Oběti (1999) (series)
Sergej Gherciu
Best movies:
English Strawberries (2008)
![Tomáš Klus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/279/164279259_24f7c4.png)
Tomáš Klus
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kazimír a Karolína (2010) (theatrical recording)
The Old Blunderbuss Mystery (2011) (TV movie)
Hop nebo trop (2004) (series)
![Jan Kuželka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/196/166196421_6954e9.png)
Jan Kuželka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Run, Waiter, Run! (1980)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
![Hana Marie Maroušková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/003/169003673_6lb8sd.jpg)
Hana Marie Maroušková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Sense of Tumour (2024) (series)
Kazimír a Karolína (2010) (theatrical recording)
![Rostislav Novák ml.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/362/164362545_805a25.png)
Rostislav Novák ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Defender (2021) (series)
![Karel Pospíšil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126088_c27e89.jpg)
Karel Pospíšil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Sluha dvou pánů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Merlin aneb Pustá zem (1988) (theatrical recording)
![Sergej Sanža](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483296_e01690.jpg)
Sergej Sanža
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Broken Promise (2009)
Oktopus (2023) (series)
The Confidant (2011)
Karel Spěváček
Best movies:
English Strawberries (2008)
Jiří Suchý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kazimír a Karolína (2010) (theatrical recording)
Pes baskervillský (2018) (theatrical recording)
Rats (2020) (series)
Jakub Tvrdík
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Figarova svatba (2012) (theatrical recording)
Evgeniy Vrublevskiy
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Organized Crime Unit (2009) (series)
Aljona (2009) (TV movie)
English Strawberries (2008)