Panelstory or Birth of a Community
A comedy about things big and small
1981 · 1h 36m · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Věra Chytilová
Overview
An old man is wandering round a badly signposted and as yet mostly under construction Prague housing estate looking for the high rise block into which he is supposed to be moving with his daughter's family. The old granddad from the countryside likes chatting, nothing escapes his eyes and he wants to give everyone a helping hand.
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