Directed by:
Jiří StrachScreenplay:
Marek EpsteinCinematography:
Martin ŠecComposer:
Ondřej Gregor BrzobohatýCast:
Jiřina Bohdalová, Kryštof Hádek, Viktor Preiss, David Švehlík, Vilma Cibulková, Jaromír Dulava, Miroslav Etzler, Andrea Elsnerová, Bára Munzarová (more)Plots(1)
“Things get pretty dull when you pass eighty. You wait and you wait, but you don’t even know what you’re waiting for,” says Květa Galová, a former teacher struggling with solitude in a ground-floor flat somewhere on the outskirts of Prague. She fills her days looking after the local church and its resident priest, but he is soon sent elsewhere. Just when it seems that no-one needs her anymore a mysterious young man steps into her life, claiming to be a distant relative. While Jiří Strach’s psychological thriller revolves around the confrontation between two individuals with an intriguing past, the setting of this intimate tale also takes on a central role after the characters find it very difficult to leave. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Jiřina Bohdalová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/281/164281477_f09307.jpg)
Jiřina Bohdalová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dům na nebesích (1984) (theatrical recording)
Těžká Barbora (1960) (theatrical recording)
Pohádky pod sněhem (1985)
![Kryštof Hádek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/060/165060278_017d4b.png)
Kryštof Hádek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (2023)
Dark Blue World (2001)
The Cage (2019) (TV movie)
![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)
![David Švehlík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188649_dc7509.jpg)
David Švehlík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Král Lear (2003) (theatrical recording)
Operace Silver A (2007) (TV movie)
In the Shadow (2012)
![Vilma Cibulková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/683/163683397_84ab48.jpg)
Vilma Cibulková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Picasso (2008) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Poklad pana H. (1998) (TV movie)
![Jaromír Dulava](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/484/159484801_b8b594.jpg)
Jaromír Dulava
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
Dámský krejčí (2012) (theatrical recording)
The Black Barons (1992)
![Miroslav Etzler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/828/163828258_f3ce74.jpg)
Miroslav Etzler
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Even Mice Belong in Heaven (2021)
![Andrea Elsnerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268308_c816ab.jpg)
Andrea Elsnerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Periferie (2017) (theatrical recording)
Brouk v hlavě (2020) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
![Bára Munzarová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268756_a1dc59.jpg)
Bára Munzarová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Operace Silver A (2007) (TV movie)
Stairway to Power (2023) (series)
![Andrea Daňková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/719/168719683_p0g9yq.png)
Andrea Daňková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Wisdom Teeth (2014) (TV movie)
The Cage (2019) (TV movie)
![Pavel Kříž](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188669_7e20bb.jpg)
Pavel Kříž
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
BrainStorm (2008) (TV movie)
![Karel Smyczek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269853_02e0dd.jpg)
Karel Smyczek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The White Dove (1960)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Snowdrops and Aces (1982)
![Josef Hervert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156425_69c506.jpg)
Josef Hervert
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dokonalá svatba (2010) (theatrical recording)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
![Zdeněk Dušek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268689_b36aab.jpg)
Zdeněk Dušek
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
The Cow (1993)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
![Eva Alner Jízdná](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/528/165528237_e31e3e.jpg)
Eva Alner Jízdná
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Cage (2019) (TV movie)
Vysoká hra (2020) (TV movie)
Amundsen (2019)
![Anna Dvořáková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/408/168408538_jm9o8w.jpg)
Anna Dvořáková
Best movies:
The Cage (2019) (TV movie)
Eliška a Damián (2023) (series)
![Anna Randárová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/235/166235834_f0ae50.jpg)
Anna Randárová
Czech Republic
Best movies:
Angel of the Lord 2 (2016)
The Cage (2019) (TV movie)
The Smiles of Sad Men (2018)
![Mariana Čížková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/235/166235870_ac25ec.jpg)
Mariana Čížková
Best movies:
The Cage (2019) (TV movie)