Directed by:
Tomasz MielnikScreenplay:
Tomasz MielnikCinematography:
Jan ŠusterComposer:
Martin KlusákCast:
Václav Hrzina, Berenika Kohoutová, Miroslav Donutil, Juraj Herz, Radim Kalvoda, Tomáš Hanák, Johana Ožvold, Ernesto Čekan, Jan Englert, Igor Chmela (more)Plots(1)
The day's work never ends for a guard worth his salt, even when the gallery closes at seven. And Vašek is a perfect example, at least until he meets Ginger – a femme fatale who has her own plans where he's concerned. Love turns this nice lad into a thief: armed with a false moustache, sunglasses and a stolen painting, he gets on a train and it remains to be seen whether or not his journey to Rome is paved with good intentions. The train compartment is full of passengers keen to impart their life stories – to him or to anyone who'll listen. The withdrawn young man pays close attention to it all, even though he has plenty to worry about as it is. The police and a bunch of crooks are hot on his heels and it's difficult trying to give them the slip with a hefty painting in tow. Spiritual comedy, railroad movie, a polemic on our journey through life – Tomasz Mielnik's feature debut is all these. This wide-ranging, highly stylised story filled with references to film classics uses hyperbole to ask, "What, in fact, is the meaning of life?" (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Zbigniew Zamachowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/328/328295_4e0734.jpg)
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Poland
Best movies:
The Pianist (2002)
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Korczak (1990)
![Radek Rubáš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/061/166061201_97e80e.jpg)
Radek Rubáš
Best movies:
Nothing Against Nothing (2011)
Journey to Rome (2015)
Marian Moštík
Best movies:
Nothing Against Nothing (2011)
Journey to Rome (2015)
![Tomasz Mielnik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/955/159955828_e4537f.jpg)
Tomasz Mielnik
Poland
Best movies:
Journey to Rome (2015)
![Jan Březina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901864_a1b6f9.jpg)
Jan Březina
Best movies:
Karel, Me and You (2019)
Journey to Rome (2015)
Lost in Paradise (2021)
Barbora Obozněnková
Best movies:
Organized Crime Unit (2009) (series)
Každý den karneval (2005) (TV movie)
Journey to Rome (2015)
![Hana Jagošová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011971_330abe.jpg)
Hana Jagošová
Best movies:
Dust of the Ground (2015)
Journey to Rome (2015)
![Vladimír T. Gottwald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276687_70941f.jpg)
Vladimír T. Gottwald
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Divine Ema (1979)
![Lucie Vopatová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/252/166252282_771777.jpg)
Lucie Vopatová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Bohéma (2017) (series)
Journey to Rome (2015)
Krejzovi (2018) (series)
Richard Pospíšil
Best movies:
Identity Card (2010)
Rukojemník (2014)
Don't Stop (2012)
![Štepánka Fingerhutová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/266/163266062_71c8cf.jpg)
Štepánka Fingerhutová
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Rivals Forever - The Sneaker Battle (2015) (TV movie)
The Shadow in My Eye (2021)
![Marie Renčová Kružíková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/949/157949075_37f397.jpg)
Marie Renčová Kružíková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Prague Cans (2014)
The Devil's Mistress (2016)
The Devil's Bride (2011)
![Agáta Zimová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/844/159844420_4014ea.jpg)
Agáta Zimová
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Who's Afraid of the Wolf (2008)
Journey to Rome (2015)
![Ludmila Kartousková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402352_20418d.jpg)
Ludmila Kartousková
Best movies:
Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Bludičky (2010) (TV movie)
3 Seasons in Hell (2009)
![Jan Novotný](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275158_0363d0.jpg)
Jan Novotný
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Sluha dvou pánů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
![Anita Krausová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/394/168394726_o8qz9b.png)
Anita Krausová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Defender (2021) (series)
Monsters of the Shore (2019) (series)
The Impossible Voyage (2019)