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Director:
Jan Hrebejk
Writers:
Petr Jarchovský (writer)
Petr Sabach (novel)
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Release Date:
8 April 1999 (Czech Republic) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
One villa - two families - three generations.
Plot:
Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. Teenage kids think their fathers are totaly stupid... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
8 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
Very Czech film more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Michael Beran ... Michal
Miroslav Donutil ... Sebek
Simona Stasová ... Sebková
Kristýna Nováková ... Jindriska
Jirí Kodet ... Kraus
Eva Holubová ... Teacher
Emília Vásáryová ... Krausová
Bolek Polívka ... Uncle Václav
Jaroslav Dusek ... Sasa Maslan
Stella Zázvorková ... Grandmother
Jirí Krejcík ... Professor
Ondrej Brousek ... Elien
Sylvie Koblizkova ... Uzlinka (as Silvie Koblízková)
Marek Morvai ... Péta (as Marek Morvai Javorský)
Boris Hybner ... Magician
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cosy Dens (International: English title)
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Runtime:
115 min
Country:
Czech Republic
Language:
Czech | Russian
Color:
Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Czech Republic:U
Filming Locations:
Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic more
Company:
Ceská Televize more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Most of the jokes used in the movie are based on Czech writer Petr Sabach's book "Hovno hori" ("Shit burns"). The book consists of various unconnected stories. more
Quotes:
Michal: Good evening.
Father Kraus: Hi.
Michal: Can Jindra go out?
Father Kraus: Never! Or forever!
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Movie Connections:
Features Le comte de Monte-Cristo (1954) more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Very Czech film, 18 February 2006
10/10
Author: lk1918 from Japan

Now THAT is a Czech film. While Kolja, a 1996 Czech film was specifically edited by the British co-producers to strip it of some very Czech elements which were culturally hard to understand for foreign audiences, this one is the real thing. Figures that while Kolja was showered with foreign prizes incl. the Oscar, this one got nothing significant abroad as far as I am aware. No matter, this is a seriously funny and sad film which will tell you a lot about the Czech sense of humour. Many passages sadly won't be that accessible without knowing the culture and history well, and inevitably, lots gets lost in translation, but you may still find it satisfying.

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