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Cosy Dens

1999 · 121 min

A bittersweet, funny-sad memory piece where family squabbles and first love unfold under the looming shadow of history.

Directed by
Jan Hřebejk
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Miroslav Donutil, Jiří Kodet, Simona Stašová
Overview
Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating Christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. The teenage kids think that their fathers are totally stupid, and the fathers are sure that their children are nothing more than rebels, hating anything they say.

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Directed by
Jan Hřebejk
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Miroslav Donutil, Jiří Kodet, Simona Stašová
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • politics
  • love
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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comedy, drama
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