The discovery of an abandoned child by two smugglers kicks into a gear a series of tragic, comic events.
Director:
Jan Hrebejk
From metacritic.com
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Petr Forman | ... | Martin Horecký | |
Emília Vásáryová | ... | Vera Horecká | |
Jirí Machácek | ... | Frantisek Fikes | |
Natasa Burger | ... | Miluska | |
Jan Tríska | ... | Professor Otakar Horecký | |
Ingrid Timková | ... | Hana Svobodová | |
Kristýna Boková | ... | Lenka Horecká (as Kristýna Liska-Boková) | |
Pavel Liska | ... | Eman | |
Marek Daniel | ... | Lubos | |
Jan Budar | ... | Milan | |
Zdenek Suchý | ... | Goran | |
Jaroslav Dusek | ... | Colonel | |
Martin Huba | ... | Doctor | |
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Hynek Schneider | ... | Majitel Barazu |
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Jirina Trebická | ... | Jeno Matka |
The discovery of an abandoned child by two smugglers kicks into a gear a series of tragic, comic events.
"Horem pádem", stood up well to a second viewing, from DVD, a year later. I'd agree with the most favorable comments of others here. I'd add that the treatment of immigration, nativity, nationalism and personal identify, as it intersects with 4 fractured families, is witty, tender, and humane. Even some of the native criminal class gets an opportunity to make claims for justice, even if the latter is satirized.
Did anyone mention the exceptional use of music, and how imaginatively the film is lit and shot? A team of artists at the top of its game collaborated on this film.