Overview
A celebrated theatre director’s perfect life unravels when his wife’s secret lover exposes the hollowness beneath his success, leading to a calm divorce and his isolation in a luxurious but empty villa with his nearly grown daughter. His attempts to fill the void through a high-end escort only delay the real crisis, when he cannot accept his daughter’s first great love.
Director and cast
- Jiří Menzel Director
- Jiří Bartoška as Karel Švarc
- Ivana Chýlková as Miriam
- Tereza Brodská as Klára
- Jana Brejchová as Marta
- Pavel Zedníček as Detective
- Ondřej Vetchý as Policista
- Radoslav Brzobohatý as Prof. Neumann
- Zlata Adamovská as Alžbeta
- Marta Vančurová as Paní Neumannová
- Jiří Menzel as Director
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