Directed by:
Petr VachlerCinematography:
Petr HojdaComposer:
Roman HolýCast:
Jaroslav Dušek, Petr Čtvrtníček, Marek Daniel, Lenka Krobotová, Věra Křesadlová, Nela Boudová, Vlasta Dušek, Tomáš Matonoha, Olga Schmidtová, Josef Polášek (more)Plots(1)
This black comedy takes place in the large Muk family at Christmas time. Our main protagonist, Karel Muk, is a simple guy with simple dreams and a rather streamlined family life. As it says in the script: Karel worked as a cemetery manager for many years and was fond of saying: ‘Only the death is sure' but he never allowed this to influence him personally. There was not much he could be praised for. His brother Robert Muk is a hard-driving enterpreneur and the youngest Pavel Muk still cannot decide if the meaning of life is hidden in protecting the national park forests or in erotic adventures with the secretaries. One day, shortly before Christmas, an unexpected inheritance lands in the lap of the Muk family. This sudden wealth triggers a chain of events which will lead the family members off their tangents. Nothing will be like before and nothing is accidental. They all must reconsider their goals and everything they do will come back at them. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jaroslav Dušek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cosy Dens (1999)
Čtyři dohody (2013) (theatrical recording)
Divided We Fall (2000)
Petr Čtvrtníček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
Smoke (1990)
Anděl Páně 2 (2016)
Marek Daniel
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kolya (1996)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Srdce temnoty (2013) (theatrical recording)
Lenka Krobotová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Oblomov (2002) (theatrical recording)
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)
Teremin (2010) (theatrical recording)
Věra Křesadlová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Larks on a String (1969)
Intimate Lighting (1965)
The Joke (1968)
Nela Boudová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Kolya (1996)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Vlasta Dušek
Best movies:
If a Thousand Clarinets (1964)
Over and Over Again! (2005)
Ro(c)k podvraťáků (2006)
Tomáš Matonoha
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
The Wild Bees (2001)
Waking Up Yesterday (2012)
Olga Schmidtová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Přísahám a slibuji (1990) (series)
Josef Polášek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zlatá šedesátá (2015) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Protector (2009)
Pavla Tomicová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Figarova svatba (2012) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Jedlíci čokolády (2022) (theatrical recording)
Tomáš Hanák
Czechoslovakia
Martin Zbrožek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Muži v offsidu (2010) (theatrical recording)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
Želary (2003)
Cyril Drozda
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Vyhnání Gerty Schnirch (2016) (theatrical recording)
The Inheritance (1992)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Dana Špilauer Verzichová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tlustý prase (2008) (theatrical recording)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Pojedeme k moři (2014)
Jan Stehlík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Over and Over Again! (2005)
Zorita Azrak
Best movies:
I'm All Good (2008)
A Christmas Story (2022)
Over and Over Again! (2005)
Lejla Abbasová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
Over and Over Again! (2005)
Ester Geislerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Samota (2001) (TV movie)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Krev zmizelého (2006) (series)
Gabriela Filippi
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Klíče na neděli (1993) (TV movie)
Malostranské humoresky (1995)