Prague, Czechoslovakia, during the inter-war period. Jan Dítě, a young and clever waiter who wants to become a millionaire, comes to the conclusion that to achieve his ambitious goal he must be diligent, listen and observe as much as he can, be always discreet and use what he learns to his own advantage; but the turbulent tides of history will continually stand in his way.

All My Good Countrymen

1969

Czech

7.5

♡ 3

94%

Vojtech Jasný Director

Jirí Kodet as Fake policeman

Vladimír Mensík as Jorka

Karel Augusta as Joza Trna

Lubomír Kostelka as Man in pub

The lives of 7 friends in a small Czech town from 1945 to some time after 1958.

Touha

1958

Czech

6.8

♡ 1

anthology

Drama

short stories

Vojtech Jasný Director

Vera Bublíková as

Vladimír Mensík as Combine Driver

Jirí Vala as Jan

Jana Brejchová as Lenka

A poignant overview of how short life can be, this interesting drama from Czech director Vojetch Jasny is divided into four separate segments. In the first skit, a young child's impressions are observed as his newborn baby sister becomes a part of the family. In the second, a young woman falls in love for the first time one summer, and in the third, a tough, older peasant woman battles against the farming cooperatives. Finally, in the last segment, everything comes full circle as a woman who is about to become a grandmother dies while her daughter-in-law has not yet given birth.

Banger.

2022

Czech

6.7

♡ 1

Action

Crime

Drama

Adam Sedlák Director

Anna Bangoura as

Anna Fialová as Sára

Jan Klíma as TikTok lidé

Adéla Priskinová as TikTok lidé

One night and a wad of cash he suddenly has to come up with quick. So he and his friend Láďa have to set out on a wild Friday odyssey full of cocaine and rap. The pursuit of fame and respect in the music scene slowly transforms into a desperate and dangerous attempt not to miss out on the chance of a lifetime. In their adrenaline-fueled ride through the nighttime streets of Prague the pair of friends are caught in a time crunch, teetering between a rap career and a moral choice which threatens the lives of dozens of young people.

90 Degrees in the Shade

1965

Czech

6.8

♡ 8

Jirí Weiss Director

Anne Heywood as Alena

Rudolf Hrusínský as invertuník JUDr Rudolf Kurka

Ann Todd as Kurková

Walter Taub as Lékar

In a Prague shop, an assistant has been carrying on an affair with the dishonest, married manager. An emotionally repressed auditor with domestic problems of his own uncovers serious stock discrepancies. A test of loyalties and a questioning of values concludes in tragedy.

Koudelka Shooting Holy Land

2015

Czech

6.5

♡ 2

Documentary

palestinian-israeli conflict

photographer

Gilad Baram Director

Josef Koudelka as Self

Gilad Baram as Self Abu Ali

Abu Ali as Self

Czech Photographer Josef Koudelka grew up behind the Iron Curtain and always wanted to know "what was on the other side". Forty years after capturing the iconic images of the Soviet invasion of Prague in 1968, the legendary Magnum photographer arrives in Israel and Palestine. On first seeing the nine-meter-high wall built by Israel in the West Bank, Koudelka is deeply shaken and embarks on a four-year project in the region which will confront him once again with the harsh reality of violence and conflict. Director Gilad Baram, Koudelka's assistant at the time, follows him on his journey through the Holy Land from one enigmatic and visually spectacular location to another.

Marketa Lazarová

1967

Czech

7.8

♡ 16

100%

86%

Action

based on novel or book

Frantisek Vlácil Director

Jan Pohan as Cornette

Petr Kostka as Mikolás

Vladimír Mensík as Wandering Monk Bernard

Vlastimil Harapes as Young Count Kristián

Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.

When the Cat Comes

1963

Czech

7.2

♡ 6

Vojtech Jasný Director

Jan Werich as kastelán Oliva / kouzelník

Jirí Sovák as reditel skoly Karel

Vladimír Mensík as Skolník

Jirina Bohdalová as ucitelka Julie

While old Oliva tells a group of children about his life as a sailor and how he met Diana and her cat with sunglasses, a strange circus arrives in town.

Charlatan

2020

Czech

6.8

87%

Agnieszka Holland Director

Petr Stach as

Jan Budar as Clerk Mrazek

Joachim Paul Assböck as Fritz Kiesewetter

Jan Vlasák as Mikolásek's janitor

Born in the early 20th century, herbalist Jan Mikolasek became rich and famous after curing countless diseases with unorthodox means. A true emblem of Czechoslovakia before World War II, the healer became even more appreciated during the Nazi occupation and the communist regime. Each regime appreciates his skill and protects him. But how much will it cost him to maintain his status in a new political change?

Tiché doteky

2019

Czech

6.0

♡ 1

Drama

Michal Hogenauer Director

Sigrid ten Napel as Adela

Andris Keiss as Carl

Roeland Fernhout as Father

Brian Caspe as Investigator

While working abroad, young au pair Mia unwittingly surrenders her reason, her heart and her dreams to a radical family community.

Kajínek

5.9

Petr Jákl Director

Petr Jákl as Bory Prison Guard #3

Werner Daehn as Perner / gang member

Josef Sebek as State Secretary

Norbert Lichý as Svehla

Crime thriller inspired by the story of Jiri Kajinek, which is considered the first bounty hunter in the Czech Republic. Thanks to his escape from the prison fortress Mirov it became a legend and the most wanted man in Europe. Five weeks while eluding the police, is still shrouded in mystery. Kajínek Film is a powerful story of the most famous prisoner int the Czech Republic in our story of double murder, the story of lawyer looking for new evidence, the story of the underworld and its penetration into the government and handling of the story. George is a victim of conspiracy or Kajínek cold-blooded killer? Trying to prove his innocence or to intimidate and influence witnesses?

Okupace

6.0

Michal Nohejl Director

Lucie Roznetínská as Barmanka

Vlastimil Venclík as Josef

Tomás Vykopal as Military driver

Anton Tataru as Ruský voják #1

After the premiere, the theatre group gathers in a bar to celebrate. However, the cheerful gathering is interrupted by a drunken Soviet officer. He insists on selling a can of petrol. However, when he senses the awkwardness, the hidden hatred, the cowardice, the timidity of the people there, he begins to enjoy the situation with his intrusiveness. When he takes his pistol out of its holster, things start to get crazy. The people in the bar suddenly become “freedom fighters” against the Russian occupation.

Matky

2021

Czech

5.0

♡ 1

Vojtech Moravec Director

Ladislav Hampl as Doctor

Gabriela Marcinková as Eliska

Hana Vagnerová as Sára

Alena Mihulová as Zuzana's mother

The four best friends are confident, smart, having fun, discussing men, relationships and sex. But they're also taking care of kids, or they just had kids, or they're pregnant. Sara has a nice ass, so she started taking pictures of it and living in the world of social media. Hedvika lives in a bit of a golden cage, her workaholic husband isn't home much, so it's no wonder she's charmed by the young busker David. Zuzana, after her break-up with Kamil, is penniless, just a worked-up and hurried mother of two. Slovak immigrant Eliska, on the other hand, has a great boyfriend, unbearable parents, is pregnant and is sick of everything.

Gump - pes, který naucil lidi zít

2021

Czech

6.5

Adventure

based on novel or book

Family

F.A. Brabec Director

Jana Plodková as Kristýna Susenka

Olga Lounová as Piskot

Tomás Belohradský as Ridic auta

Karel Roden as Veterinár

A story told through the eyes of a stray dog called Gump . On a journey to find his way home to his owner, Gump encounters many challenges, meets new people, and makes a few canine friends along the way. A story about the devotion of a dog, who without hesitation will give his own life for the life of its beloved owner.

Arvéd

5.5

Vojtech Masek Director

Emanuel Fellmer as Bert Walden

Sasa Rasilov as Stepán Placek

Zvonko Lakcevic as vezen Havránek

Jaroslav Plesl as Zenek

The real fate of Jiří Arvéd Smíchovský, a prominent hermeticist, occultist, believer in black magic and an exceptionally well-educated person with a brilliant memory. This avid book lover had doctorates in law, theology and philosophy and was fluent in five languages. He was interested in occult teachings, practiced magical ceremonies, was in contact with the Freemasons, but at the same time he was a member of the National Fascist Community while being homosexual. During the war he cooperated with the Nazis, after the war with the communist StB.

Miluji te modre

4.7

Milos Smídmajer Director

Jana Dolezelová as

Miroslav Táborský as Art gallery manager

Tatjana Medvecká as David's mother

Marek Vasut as Manager

A timid painter falls for a charming window arranger but his inexperience, her jealous boyfriend and her sudden disappearance pose romantic challenges.

Two Ships

5.3

Jan Foukal Director

Pavel Zatloukal as

Cyril Kaplan as Bicák

Jan Lepsík as Lécitel

Simona Peková as lécitelka Lada

Psychologist Eliska contacts musician Martin with a request for him to perform at an event on mental disorders. Their intense relationship ends with Eliska's suicide, which will resolve long-lasting pain without cause. She flew through Martin's life like a spaceship. She left clothes, things, a farewell letter. But also memories, dreams and eternal encouragement to play. She's still with Martin. Like a memoir, as a gratitude for the experience, like a muse.

Reconstruction of Occupation

2021

Czech

6.9

♡ 1

Documentary filmmaker Jan Sikl came across several hours of footage showing the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in private film archives. 53 years later, historical memory awakens from a long slumber with this reconstruction of the occupation, a cinematic adventure of a truly archeological nature.

Grandhotel

2006

Czech

6.0

♡ 1

Comedy

David Ondrícek Director

Igor Chmela as Bartender

Bára Krenková as Nurse

Frantisek Salava as Paraglider

Jaroslav Plesl as Patka

The Grand Hotel is a place between heaven and earth. A place where clouds and human desires float by. This metaphorical story is set in a famous hotel towering above Liberec. Working there, as both guardian and prisoner, is Fleischman, a maintenance man and amateur meteorologist who wanted to be as close to heaven as life would allow him. And you can't get any higher than that.

Cutting it Short

1981

Czech

7.6

♡ 2

1920s

based on novel or book

Comedy

Jirí Menzel Director

Rudolf Hrusínský as Dr. Gruntorád

Jirí Schmitzer as Francin

Jaromír Hanzlík as Pepin

Jaroslava Kretschmerová as Sekretárka

Francin, manager of a small-town brewery, has a charming wife whose abundant blonde locks are an adornment to the town. Maryska looks ethereal but loves meat and beer, while Francin is an ascetic. The strict members of the brewery board of directors come to audit the accounts, but are diverted from concentrating on Francin's detailed reports by Maryska, who has organized a pig-killing feast and is ably assisting the butcher. When she invites the old curmudgeons on the board to enjoy the fresh pork, they are too happy to agree. Francin doesn't know whether he is going to get a permanent contract. To make things worse his brother Pepin - eccentric, noisy and garrulous - turns up on an indefinite visit.

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I Served the King of England

All My Good Countrymen

Touha

Banger.

90 Degrees in the Shade

Koudelka Shooting Holy Land

Marketa Lazarová

When the Cat Comes

Charlatan

Tiché doteky

Kajínek

Okupace

Matky

Gump - pes, který naucil lidi zít

Arvéd

Miluji te modre

Two Ships

Reconstruction of Occupation

Grandhotel

Cutting it Short