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On the Roof

2019

A quiet, bittersweet odd-couple story that balances warmth and melancholy as two isolated souls slowly connect.

Directed by
Jiří Mádl
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Alois Švehlík, Lukáš Duy Anh Tran, Mária Havranová
Overview
Situated in Prague, a 20-year-old Vietnamese named Song, hoped for a better future in Europe. But now in a Vietnamese district in Prague, he is trapped in a marijuana grow house and has life of a modern slave. Police rounds up the place. Song runs away on the rooftop of a condo building in a nearby district where he breaks down. Mr. Rypar (78) lives alone. He is fond of the old times, living in a strong opposition to modern world. Rypar goes up on the roof and meets Song standing on the very edge of the roof crying and the story begins.

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Directed by
Jiří Mádl
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Alois Švehlík, Lukáš Duy Anh Tran, Mária Havranová
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • immigration
  • aging
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Jiří Mádl
Written by
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Starring
Alois Švehlík, Lukáš Duy Anh Tran, Mária Havranová, Vojtěch Dyk, Adrian Jastraban, David Švehlík, Radek Zima, Miroslav Táborský
Music
René Rypar
Cinematography
Martin Žiaran
Country
Czech Republic, Slovakia
Languages
Czech

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