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This autobiographical collage tells the story of the famous 1980s rock band, Pražský výběr. It depicts the personal stories of its members, including Michal Pavlíček's troubles with hearing. The film depicts the conflicts within the band as well as their problems with the Communist regime, which wants to ban the unconventional group. The guide through this series of fantastical events is the phantom Ropotámo (Michael Kocáb) who comments on the events with his unique charm. The band's groupie is played by Lucie Bílá. You can glimpse Oldřich Kaiser and Jiří Lábus in a bar episode, and Bolek Polívka surprises with his cameo as a state policeman. The magical tale is further enlivened by a performance by Frank Zappa at the film's end. (Febiofest)
(more)Cast
Michal Prokop
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The White Lady (1965)
Olympic 60...vlak, co nikde nestaví (2022) (concert)
Národ sobě - kultura tobě (2021) (concert)
Bořivoj Penc
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dobytí severního pólu (2006) (theatrical recording)
Záskok (1997) (theatrical recording)
The Conquest of the North Pole (1987) (theatrical recording)
Jakub Zindulka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
The Seven Ravens (2015)
Josef Kubíček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Panoptikum Města pražského (1987) (series)
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (1996)
Jiří Helekal
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Women in Temptation (2010)
Revival (2013)
Angelika (2007) (theatrical recording)
Bára Basiková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Obraz Doriana Graye (2010) (theatrical recording)
Pocta muzikálům (2017) (concert)
Pražákům, těm je hej (1990)
David Koller
Czechoslovakia
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Starci na Chmelnici (2019) (concert)
Lucie - Černý kočky mokrý žáby (2024) (concert)
Národ sobě - kultura tobě (2021) (concert)
Michal Solar
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Pražákům, těm je hej (1990)
O zapomnětlivém černokněžníkovi (1990)
Zelená léta (1985)
Otomar Dvořák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Pražákům, těm je hej (1990)
Marek Dobeš
Czechoslovakia
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Line of Separation (2015) (series)
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Roman Lipčík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zlatý Slavík 1989 (1990) (concert) - moderator
Pražákům, těm je hej (1990)
Štěpán Smetáček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Pražákům, těm je hej (1990)