Description
Synopsis:
This story of two friends who run a prosperous drone rental company is set in contemporary Prague. The business owner, nicknamed Plech (Jiři Mádl), a rapper in free time, dreams of big money and unshakable security. A chemist and excellent air navigator, Pavel (Kryštof Hádek), who has just returned from abroad, dreams of justice and personal engagement in rectifying the world.
About the director:
Petr Zelenka was born in 1967 in Prague. He is among the most highly-regarded Czech screenwriters and directors. He graduated in screenwriting and script editing from Prague’s Film Academy (FAMU) in 1991 and later worked as a script editor for Barrandov Film Studios. His scripts include the short Allenesque piece Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex but Were Afraid to Experience (1988, dir. Jan Hřebejk), and the feature comedy Loners (2000, dir. David Ondříček). In 1993 he gained attention as a director with the fictional documentary feature Padlock (Visací zámek 1982–2007), following it up with Mňága – Happy End (1996). Then came his feature debut Buttoners (1997), and Year of the Devil (2002 – Crystal Globe at KVIFF), an adaptation of his own stage play Wrong Side Up (2005), and the drama The Karamazovs (2008). His latest film Lost in Munich took the 2016 Czech Lion for Best Screenplay.