Directed by:
Alice NellisScreenplay:
Alice NellisCinematography:
Ramūnas GreičiusComposer:
Tomáš PolákCast:
Iva Janžurová, Theodora Remundová, Sabina Remundová, Igor Bareš, Naďa Kotršová, Jiří Macháček, Aňa Geislerová, Kryštof Hádek, Martin Šulík, Dan Bárta (more)Plots(1)
A dark and absurd road-movie comedy in which the grandmother fulfills a dream, the mother stops treating her daughters like kids, the daughters stop treating their husbands like idiots, and the father's ashes get spread all over the country. It's almost six months since he died and his ashes are still in grandma's cupboard. Everyone in the family seems to have grieved enough and each has his or her own new problems. Younger daughter, Zuzana is about to leave her husband Pavel for a slightly more successful painter of abstract pictures. Her sister, Ilona, mischievous little Leon's exhausted and pregnant mother, feels neglected by a husband who seems to enjoy referring to her as headcheese. Their mother, Milada, feels more and more useless and constantly invades Ilona's household offering help and nearly driving her son-in-law crazy. And grandma silently dreams about returning to her hometown in Slovakia at least once before she dies. Thus it's probably no accident that she refuses to bury the ashes of her beloved son in the tiny Czech town where they all live. She merely keeps repeating that his last wish was to be buried in Slovakia where he was born. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Iva Janžurová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
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Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
Ubohý pan Kufalt (1981) (TV movie)
Theodora Remundová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Genij vlasti (1998) (TV movie)
Some Secrets (2002)
Eeny Meeny (1999)
Sabina Remundová
Czechoslovakia
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Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (2023)
The Seven Ravens (2015)
Igor Bareš
Czechoslovakia
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Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Naďa Kotršová
Czechoslovakia
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Ujo Váňa (1998) (theatrical recording)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1987) (TV movie)
Zypa Cupak (1976) (TV movie)
Jiří Macháček
Czechoslovakia
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Oblomov (2002) (theatrical recording)
Monahikoi typoi (2000)
Living Large (2024)
Aňa Geislerová
Czechoslovakia
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Želary (2003)
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Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
Kryštof Hádek
Czechoslovakia
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Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light (2023)
Dark Blue World (2001)
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Martin Šulík
Czechoslovakia
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The Teacher (2016)
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Some Secrets (2002)
Dan Bárta
Czechoslovakia
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Wild Flowers (2000)
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Jaroslava Hanušová
Czechoslovakia
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Requiem for a Maiden (1991)
Oběti (1999) (series)
Some Secrets (2002)
Martin Matejka
Czechoslovakia
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Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
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Zuzana Konečná
Czechoslovakia
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The Teacher (2016)
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Igor Čilík
Slovak state
Best movies:
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Kubo (1965) (TV movie)
Kamila Vondrová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
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Some Secrets (2002)
Rudolf Pechan
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
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How About a Plate of Spinach? (1977)
Mission: Impossible (1996)