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- In a future where a failed climate change experiment has killed all life except for the survivors who boarded the Snowpiercer (a train that travels around the globe), a new class system emerges.
- In France, prior to Louis XIV ascending the throne, a young baroness is forced to marry against her will and is caught up in a web of treachery and murder, threatening her and her husband, whom she has come to love deeply.
- In the dying days of WWII, a battalion of Russian soldiers is lured into the secret lab of a deranged scientist and forced to face off against an army of horrific flesh-and-metal war machines.
- Jolana (18) is an object of her stepfather's desire. She is unable to cope, especially when her own mother turns a blind eye. Those events are heavily paid for when she finds herself working in a brothel. Her inability to cope raise a question: What is it she actually wants? Are her dreams of escaping really better than the reality she finds herself in?
- Arnost Lustig was one of the world's most-renowned literary authors of our time. Lustig's novel 'A Girl from Antwerp,' upon which this film 'Colette' is based, draws on the author's personal Nazi concentration-camp experience and his own recollection of several escape attempts from the hell of Auschwitz. The story of Pulitzer Prize nominee Lustig is about the power of love under extreme life circumstances. It is a story of young lovers and their vigorous determination to escape from a hopeless life condition and their courage to face death.
- Luisa and Erika are prototypes of young women who plunge into relationships with the "wrong" men. Luisa (Berenika Kohoutová) wants to become an actress, which upsets her husband Igor to no end. Erika (Alzbeta Pazoutová) is trying to work as much as possible so that she can afford to study and thereby achieve a better outlook on life, but she unfortunately runs up against a boss who doesn't have the best intentions with her. Ultimately Luisa's husband demonstratively commits suicide. Erika accidentally kills her boss in self-defense... The women blame themselves for all these failures, and that has got to change. Both have to grow up and start living again. Perhaps even together.
- It should have been the best day of her life, but then a strange guest with a stranger claim entered the marriage merriment. About the shadows which catch up with each of us.
- Detective Robert has Downs, his own office, a trench coat and a Bogart hat. The only thing he is missing is a case. But then a lady comes to his rescue.
- A cycle of bitter comedies, presenting love in all its forms. The episodes tell stories of seduction, jealousy, alienation, crime, obsession, fear, routine, desire, infidelity, passion, revenge ...
- An heir to a shipping fortune wakes up with amnesia. He discovers that his sister has been kidnapped, his father is unwilling to pay the ransom, and Interpol and the Russian mob after him.
- At the beginning of their careers Oskar, Max and Viktor created a superstar clown trio called The Busters. Their clownery personified little islands of freedom in the midst of a motionless swamp of resignation during the communist regime of the former Czechoslovakia. An explosive disagreement, however, led to the three clowns breaking up. As it turns out, the clowns, beloved by the nation, can't stand each other. Now, after thirty years in exile, Oskar (Didier Flamand) returns to end his artistic career in Prague. The meeting with his former friends leads to an unavoidable confrontation with now morbidly obese Viktor (Jirí Lábus) and terminally ill Max (Oldrich Kaiser). Even after all this time the question remains the same: who will have the last laugh?
- The congenial Vojta is bashful and his family is batty. His short-tempered father, who once failed to swim the English Channel, wants him to be a competing swimmer and his loving mother, a former child ice revue star, sees a talented pianist in her son. But Vojta has completely different priorities - most of all his red-haired classmate Ela, an enchanting synchronized swimmer who is leaving for Paris in November. If Vojta doesn't do something radical, and fast, Ela will disappear behind the Iron Curtain forever. The year is 1989.
- An unsettled summer becomes the background of an erotic twist that track four characters into a fictional game. But playing fiction is not an innocent game.
- A romantic story about becoming the projections of ourselves in order to gain the knowledge of own identity. A lyrical parable about first love and role conflict takes place between the decaying autumn and the first manifests of winter in the vanished village of Maria Stock.
- The series follows Cyril and Methodius, two Byzantine Greek brothers born in the 9th century. They became missionaries of Christianity and influenced the cultural development of the Great Moravian territory.
- The comedy Revival tells the story of four musicians whose rock band SMOKE broke up under uncertain circumstances in 1972 and who, each for their own reasons, decide to attempt a spectacular comeback. The reasons vary - money, longing for lost fame, the desire to help a friend and also fear of powerlessness, illness and death. But whatever their original motivation was, these aging men resume playing together and as they start enjoying the music, their friendship and life onstage and behind the scenes, their plans and ambitions change as well.. And they themselves also ultimately change. And one great secret is finally revealed - why the band actually broke up in 1972.
- A young man is searching for purpose in a blue-collar town, when he crosses paths with a mysterious gentleman and a young woman. He falls in love with the woman but begins to question the man's intentions.
- In the absence of a true family, a young skinhead lets his life revolve around his cherished pit bull dog.
- An Indian student in Prague and a lonely New Yorker correspond online through video letters. A voyeuristic love story about aching for human connection in a hyper-connected world.
- Antonis arrives in a hotel near the sea. It is winter, the hotel is closed and Antonis wanders alone. It seems to have all the time with him. Until television announced the disappearance of the famous journalist Antonis Paraskevas.
- After the death of Trudy, a centenarian, some lucrative land with an old house are left at the end of the village. That is convenient for the mayor (Pavel Kikincuk), who have designs on the land and want to build a used car lot there. But Trudy's descendant Adam (Jan Dolanský) decide that he likes the villa and he'll fix it up, even though it is supposedly haunted. The plot revolves around a man with a slightly unconventional and ambiguous name Petr Soustal (Lukás Langmajer), who comes to the village to become the priest. He has no idea what's awaiting him or what all he will have to resolve and for this reason a lot of humorous situations arise...
- An adventurous story about the "real" happenings of November 9, 1989 in Germany, the day the wall came down! For ten-year-old Frederike (10) October 1989 gets off to a disastrous start: her beloved Uncle Mike (27) is expelled from the GDR and has to leave the country within 48 hours. Inspired by her big idol Captain Kirk, Frederike and her friends Jonathan (10) and Fabian (10) construct a teleporting machine to "beam" herself to West Berlin to visit her uncle Mike. But the experiment dramatically fails. Instead of successfully beaming the three kids across, the entire village population disappears! For a moment it seems that Frederike and her friends are the last remaining kids on earth. But TV proves what Frederike had immediately suspected: they have managed to beam everybody but themselves to West Berlin. They witness on TV how their families and friends desperately try to climb back over the Wall to their home country. Only quick thinking and action can undo the experiment and prevent the worst from happening before the border guards open fire. A race against time and the nasty local policeman Mauder begins.
- August Fools is a romantic comedy set against the political background of the Cold War. Elsa (Kati Outinen), a middle-aged hat maker and part-time clairvoyant, is apparently in total control of her life - until the man she once loved and lost walks in through the door of her Helsinki hat shop in 1962. Jan (Miroslav Etzler), a Czech jazz musician, is in town to perform at the "International Festival of Peace and Friendship of the Youth of the World." For more than two decades Elsa believed the man was dead. Elsa initially wants to stay away from Jan - and especially from the Festival, which for her is just another attempt by the International Communists to brainwash the good, unsuspecting citizens of Western countries, such as Finland. But Jan is persistent, persuasive and charming. As Elsa eventually overcomes her fear of love and commitment, she realizes there is only one solution if the two of them want to be together for more than the seven days of the Festival.
- The film's main theme is obsession. An obsession with love, with art, originality, copying, with success, money and... with oneself. Sooner or later, if we lose our rational upper hand over it and let ourselves be dragged down by it, every obsession leads to destruction. But it is only when being dragged down, in spite of all the cuts and bruises, that we find a unique DELIGHT, if only for a few short moments - and what else is life really about? It is like a drug. What at first seems to be weak and trivial is capable of expanding and growing into a serious problem that can appear to be absolutely incomprehensible and absurd to those who have never experienced anything like it.
- Charming 60-something José (Josef Abrhám) returns to Prague after 30 years living in Mexico, though he was convinced that he would never see his hometown again. He was persuaded by his deeply-religious Mexican wife Dolores (Dolores Heredia), who is convinced that only a miracle that might be fulfilled by Prague's famous Infant Jesus can help their daughter Penelopé (Aislinn Derbez) get pregnant, and the ideal time for this is Christmas. And when Ruda (Václav Postránecký), his friend from Prague, also insists, José agrees to return to the places he used to know and to the memories that they bring back--including his former Prague love Kveta (Libuse Safránková). It becomes evident that the Infant Jesus is not the only one capable of making miracles come true in Prague. Penelopé's longed-for conception is definitely not the only one.
- Motto: "Everybody has a reason sometimes not to tell the truth". Each of the protagonists of the thirteen episodes of the Innocent Lies series has personal reasons not to tell the truth. And each time we understand them, and what's more - we believe them. Because it's us who's in their shoes. But supposing a small, intimate and seemingly innocent lie swells up, assumes unforeseeable dimensions, and seizes the opportunity for turning our life inside out? Though telling the personal stories of individuals, the episodes concern topical social phenomena, such as new family patterns, the power of the media, economic crisis or false accusation of sexual abuse.
- Czech Century brings the key moments of the history of the Czech nation from 1918 to 1989.
- The Godfather's Story tells about the rise and fall of Vedral (Ondrej Vetchý), a person who worked his way up from dealing in digital watches to the position of a gray eminence of Czech politics. Two worlds collide in the film - the belief in the right of the stronger and smarter and the belief in justice. We follow the riveting duel between a representative of law and order and a person who changes the rules to suit himself. Police Inspector Cajthaml (Lukás Vaculík) has dedicated his life to trailing the Godfather and he never lost his faith in the victory of justice.
- 'Beer Hunter' is a documentary film about the beloved and influential beer and whiskey journalist Michael Jackson. His books on beer and whiskey have sold millions of copies, and his 1993 Discovery Channel television series, 'The Beer Hunter', inspired countless brewers and beer enthusiasts and literally helped shape the course of the craft brewing revolution sweeping the world. This is an intimate look into Michael's life, through rare footage from his travels combined with current interviews with the world's leading brewers and beer writers. This is the story of the 'other' Michael Jackson: his rise to fame, his numerous contributions to the world of beer, whiskey, and food journalism, and his secret struggle with Parkinson's disease.
- A family asks a young psychiatrists to be their guest and look after their father who's developed a suicidal fixation for ropes and knots. It is also entirely possible that the mental health of the guest is the real cause for concern.
- Nowadays, information is the most valuable currency. The story follows the background of a political campaign of a presidential candidate. There are two months remaining to the elections. Adam Lambert, a successful and influential owner of an advertising agency, gets a job - to create a political campaign for a peculiar candidate - an indistinctive small-town entrepreneur. The goal is simply to stir the political waters and strip the opposite party of a few votes. Lambert is used to manipulating people without a blink of an eye and always gets what he wants. However, during a dinner party he is provoked into a bet against his rival - Ivan Muller, who works for the heaviest favorite of the elections. The stake is approximately 7 million euros. Lambert bets all his fortune on a single horse, the unknown candidate. He swears he will transform this loser into a president, and that he will accomplish that not later than in the first round of the elections. The movie Candidate depicts what goes on in the political scene, or what can come to pass very easily. It is a cynical analysis of the society which lets itself be manipulated by the rich and the powerful. Those who pull the strings create a world where the line between truth and illusion or good and evil disappears. (Bioscop)
- The film's protagonists get an opportunity to make a wish. Consequently, their lives take the path they themselves ordained. Several "coincidences" bring them everything they wanted and they have the chance to experience their wishes. We are not only responsible in our lives for everything that we do, but also for everything we say, we think and desire.
- It's 10 years later and the popular protagonists of the town of Kamenákov are back in fine form. Pepa's wife Vilma has left for Australia to be with their daughter, so Pepa (Václav Vydra) and his son Pepík are living in a purely bachelor household with no cooking or ironing skills and with eggs exploding in the microwave. Teacher Vlasta (Dana Morávková) is intensively circling around Pepa, sensing an opportunity to fill the hole that Vilma left. Pepa, however, is completely absorbed by his new future--he has become the Mayor of Kamenákov and inherited his predecessor's flexible secretary Bohous (Bohumil Klepl). Their first mission together at town hall is to establish a local police force since, as everybody knows, the income from the fines goes right to the town's coffers. The local Rambo, Franta Cloumal (Martin Dejdar), becomes the Police Chief, and finally earns some recognition from his wife.
- Psychology teacher Nestor Bukowski wants to forget the past and be with his new girlfriend. Unfortunately, he can't. The question of what happened to Edita still haunts him, so he decides to investigate it by himself, no matter the cost.
- Director Vitaly Manskiy sets off on the trail of the Trans-Siberian gas pipeline to find out what it's like for ordinary people living in its vicinity.
- The theme of the fairytale is the struggle between good and evil - albeit this time in a different guise.
- Continuation of the series about the emergency medical service which was highly popular in the 1980s, featuring some of the original characters - for instance doctor Jandera, his great love Eliska, and brother Jarda with his girlfriend Alzbeta. They are just "somewhat" older, and have plenty of personal and working experience which they are more or less managing to put to use. And there are other, completely new figures appearing in the thirteen episodes about the emergency services of today. The task the paramedics fulfill is the same as years ago, but what has changed are the times, the people and their relationships, bringing many surprising situations full of suspense.
- A young artist Vendula meets and marries Martin, a toy designer. They start a family, and have twin girls and a baby boy. Martin is busy building his career while Vendula takes care of the family. In their hectic schedules Martin has no time left for the family, while Vendula is no longer able to create her own identity, and both feel that their efforts are not appreciated by their partner. Martin believes that taking care of the kids and the household is easy, and to prove it makes a bet with his wife to take on her responsibilities for a month. And that is when a series of comic, sad, and unexpected events changes their lives.
- An opera troupe in a small town decides to perform Mozart's Don Giovanni. The view behind the scenes uncovers the world of opera without the glitter. A tale of love and disappointment, about music and passionate love-making and about people that live their lives in spite of the opera.
- This series is a unique look at the early life and development of young animals, edited and narrated from the viewpoint of the animal's themselves. As children explore the wonders of animal life, their natural fascination will deepen into a true love and appreciation of animals.
- A comedy about a group of heavy eaters, in an anti-obesity treatment center, where they find themselves for various personal reasons. The film reveals what they experienced there and why and whether they managed to lose weight.
- Famous Czech comics characters as movie stars! King Rudolf and his kingdom are in danger, the philosopher's stone is in the hands of the treacherous magician Kelly and the demon Zimozel is preparing an icy destruction for the whole world. Fifi, Myspulín, Bobík and Pinda face all this and more in this larger-than-life cinematic adventure in which their lives are on the line.
- Little Hanoi is an intimate long term documentary about 2 young Vietnamese girls who struggle for a perspective for themselves in exotic Czech Republic.
- A documentary about Buffalo wings and the ragtag team that set out to find the perfect one.
- What if the events in a key era in our history were actually completely different than what our history textbooks try to tell us? What if Master Jan Hus didn't even get warm in Constance, let alone burn up? What if Jan Zizka had more than one healthy eye? This animated comedy from director Pavel Koutský playfully breaks the myths about the Hussite era as the pedestal of history is occupied not by preachers and military leaders but by two unbelievable scatterbrains, who become the heroes of their time against their will.