Directed by:
Michal KrajňákCinematography:
Martin MatiášekComposer:
Walter KraftCast:
Petr Čtvrtníček, Josef Polášek, Rudolf Hrušínský ml., Jiří Lábus, Pavel Šimčík, Magdalena Sidonová, Hynek Chmelař, Leoš Noha, Kristína Tormová, Josef Rosen (more)Plots(1)
Jarda Kuchar – a small-time hustler rents every summer his apartment only to escape to a remote lake in the middle of nowhere. For three months each year he is the big-city-weary hotshot in a former holiday resort, especially for a local villager named Kamil Hospes, with whom Jarda runs a picturesque pub, the Tropicana. The regulars consist of a pair of odd-ball brothers, Jirka and Peter, and a caretaker of the local transformer, Pepa Vrtilek. However, this season will be different: a local legend – a monster of a catfish called Lojza – has appeared! Ever the opportunist, Jarda sees a chance to improve his income: by inviting all the fishermen to a grand “fish out”. Jarda secretly calls “The Successful Fisherman” magazine to attract the fishing public. “The public” in this case is represented by a father/son duo with a secret ambition to be on the cover of the magazine, no matter what! But this is only the beginning of Jarda’s problems. A surprise visit from his 20-year-old daughter Pavla, whom Jarda avoided for three years, is under way… (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Petr Čtvrtníček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Czech Soda (1998)
Smoke (1990)
Anděl Páně 2 (2016)
Josef Polášek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zlatá šedesátá (2015) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Protector (2009)
Rudolf Hrušínský ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Hráči (1983) (theatrical recording)
Jiří Lábus
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
U Tlučhořů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Pavel Šimčík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Elegance molekuly (2024) (theatrical recording)
Příběhy obyčejného šílenství (2009) (theatrical recording)
Teremin (2010) (theatrical recording)
Magdalena Sidonová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Racek (1996) (theatrical recording)
Autumn Spring (2001)
Identity Card (2010)
Hynek Chmelař
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nineties (2022) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Proces (2013) (theatrical recording)
Leoš Noha
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Protector (2009)
Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match (2012)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Kristína Tormová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hra o láske (2011) (theatrical recording)
Walking Too Fast (2009)
Nesmrteľní (2010) (series)
Josef Rosen
Best movies:
Stairway to Power (2023) (series)
Rédl (2018) (series)
The Catfish Summer (2008)
Lubomír Lipský st.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Charleyova teta (1969) (theatrical recording)
Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Pavel Slabý
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nikita (1990)
Candidate (2013)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Stanislav Mikula
Best movies:
By a Sharp Knife (2019)
Zima kúzelníkov (2006) (TV movie)
The Catfish Summer (2008)
Pavol Tancík
Best movies:
The Catfish Summer (2008)
Marián Ďuraj
Best movies:
The Catfish Summer (2008)
Zdeněk Navrátil
Best movies:
The Catfish Summer (2008)
Total Detox (2011)
Eva Pýchová
Best movies:
The Catfish Summer (2008)
Walter Kraft
Best movies:
The Catfish Summer (2008)
Carla Slepicka
Best movies:
Ro(c)k podvraťáků (2006)
The Catfish Summer (2008)
Jan Balog
Best movies:
The Catfish Summer (2008)