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 The withdrawn young man pays close attention to it all, even though he has plenty to worry about as it is.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
Václav Hrzina
Best movies:
Somewhere Over the Chemtrails (2022)
Journey to Rome (2015)
Lost in Paradise (2021)
Berenika Kohoutová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Koncert pro Martu (2022) (concert)
Fair Play (2014)
My Sunny Maad (2021)
Miroslav Donutil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Cosy Dens (1999)
Sluha dvou pánů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Juraj Herz
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Lemonade Joe (1964)
Pacho, the Thief of Hybe (1975)
Radim Kalvoda
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Prokletí rodu Baskervillů aneb Pozor zlý pes! (2004) (theatrical recording)
I ve smrti sami (2004) (TV movie)
Richard III. (2002) (theatrical recording)
Tomáš Hanák
Czechoslovakia
Johana Ožvold
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Toman (2018)
Everything's Gonna Be Fine (2017)
Ernesto Čekan
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
Zátopek (2021)
Nightline (2022)
Jan Englert
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
Liberation: Breakthrough (1970)
Canal (1957)
Igor Chmela
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Oblomov (2002) (theatrical recording)
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Dana Batulková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Záhadná paní Savageová (1997) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Trampoty pana Humbla (1997) (TV movie)
Jan Hraběta
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Dlouhý, Široký a Krátkozraký (1987) (theatrical recording)
Dlouhý, široký a krátkozraký (2006) (theatrical recording)
Akt (1997) (theatrical recording)
Igor Bareš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Periferie (2017) (theatrical recording)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Stromy umírají vstoje (1998) (TV movie)
Ivana Uhlířová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Weissenstein (2013) (theatrical recording)
Ivan Vojnár
Slovak state
Best movies:
An Unlikely Romance (2013)
Střepy pro Evu (1978)
Journey to Rome (2015)
Nina Divíšková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Podivné odpoledne Dr. Zvonka Burkeho (1991) (theatrical recording)
Petr Slavík
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Journey to Rome (2015)
Jiří Najvert
Best movies:
Nebýt dnešní (2005)
Nothing Against Nothing (2011)
Journey to Rome (2015)
Gerard Hudeček
Best movies:
Nebýt dnešní (2005)
Nothing Against Nothing (2011)
Journey to Rome (2015)
Bohdan Karásek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Láska shora (2002)
Karel, Me and You (2019)
Journey to Rome (2015)