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
![Ivan Lupták](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278745_772b4c.jpg)
Ivan Lupták
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Actor (2020) (series)
Kazimír a Karolína (2010) (theatrical recording)
Justice (2017) (series)
![Marie Štípková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/554/164554614_8bff7c.jpg)
Marie Štípková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Defender (2021) (series)
Marta (2024) (theatrical recording)
Kazimír a Karolína (2010) (theatrical recording)
![Aleksey Bardukov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278134_b5c621.jpg)
Aleksey Bardukov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Last Frontier (2020)
Hooked on the Game (2009)
Metro (2013)
![Pavla Tomicová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/016/163016013_9fee93.jpg)
Pavla Tomicová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Figarova svatba (2012) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Jedlíci čokolády (2022) (theatrical recording)
![Viktor Preiss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/070/165070838_fe6f3f.png)
Viktor Preiss
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Scapinova šibalství (1980) (TV movie)
Královský život otroka (1992) (TV movie)
![Miloslav Mejzlík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277895_f3bbcb.jpg)
Miloslav Mejzlík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sekal Has to Die (1998)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
![Richard Zevel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886203_181e9e.jpg)
Richard Zevel
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Lady of Izieu (2007) (TV movie)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Muž a stín (2007) (TV movie)
![Nela Boudová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/354/164354158_e6765c.png)
Nela Boudová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Kolya (1996)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
![Nina Divíšková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268300_2e99ee.jpg)
Nina Divíšková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Podivné odpoledne Dr. Zvonka Burkeho (1991) (theatrical recording)
![Aleksandr Minaev](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/049/262/49262599_e9d852.jpg)
Aleksandr Minaev
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Želary (2003)
Toman (2018)
The Painted Bird (2019)
![Hana Holišová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/111/656/111656082_aaaf42.jpg)
Hana Holišová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dokonalá svatba (2010) (theatrical recording)
Koncert pro Martu (2022) (concert)
Marta (2024) (theatrical recording)
![Sandra Pogodová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/176/166176163_d4f99f.jpg)
Sandra Pogodová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Blboun (2001) (theatrical recording)
An Ambiguous Report about the End of the World (1997)
Pátek čtrnáctého (2003) (TV movie)
![Milan Stehlík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274651_e2fa52.jpg)
Milan Stehlík
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Noc pastýřů (1993) (TV movie)
![Vladimír Brabec](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268603_0786d4.jpg)
Vladimír Brabec
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Lišák Pseudolus (1960) (TV movie)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
![Filip Rajmont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421351_b93683.jpg)
Filip Rajmont
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Eyewitness (2021)
Národ sobě - kultura tobě (2021) (concert)
![Dagmar Bláhová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/294/164294191_966a6b.jpg)
Dagmar Bláhová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Am a Ea (1977) (theatrical recording)
Hogo fogo Homolka (1970)
![Kateřina Burianová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/414/414860_aef669.jpg)
Kateřina Burianová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
Viktor Veliký (1988) (TV movie)
Pier Orlandin
Best movies:
Boží pole s. r. o. (2006) (TV movie)
You Kiss Like a God (2009)
English Strawberries (2008)
![Igor Orozovič](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/213/164213890_8f62c1.jpg)
Igor Orozovič
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Kytice (2020) (theatrical recording)
Audience u královny (2021) (theatrical recording)
![Anežka Rusevová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/408/168408547_50hrwl.jpg)
Anežka Rusevová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Waltzing Matilda (2023)
Kazimír a Karolína (2010) (theatrical recording)