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About a Father

2017 · 30 min

A quiet, bittersweet family drama that simmers with unspoken truths and gentle tension.

Directed by
Roman Němec
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Antonín Procházka, Alena Mihulová, Jakub Krejča
Overview
Sixty-year old Jindřich is waiting for a heart transplant. His wife, in an effort to protect him from a heart attack, has moved with him and their teenage daughter to their cottage in the countryside, so that he would have an absolutely peaceful life. But their son David comes for a holiday and he is not alone. He would like to discuss his life situation with his father but his mother intervenes as she is afraid that it would upset his father. Is, however, the worry about his health the real reason why she is making her children lie to their father?

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Directed by
Roman Němec
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Antonín Procházka, Alena Mihulová, Jakub Krejča
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • deception
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Roman Němec
Written by
Roman Němec
Starring
Antonín Procházka, Alena Mihulová, Jakub Krejča, Jiří Vojta, Eliška Macková, Jindřich Tengler, Jan Rouček, Lada Tupá
Cinematography
Karel Pobříslo
Runtime
30 min
Country
Czech Republic
Languages
Czech

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