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In the dead of the night, near the Czech-Slovak border, two smugglers discover their truckload of illegal Indian immigrants have left a baby behind. In a small Prague apartment, Franta (Jiri Machacek) and Mila (Natasa Burger) dream of having a child, but Franta - on probation because of his soccer h...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Alexander Street (Firm)
Other Authors: Trojan, Ondřej, 1959- (Producer), Hřebejk, Jan, 1967- (Director)
Format: Video
Language:Czech
Language Notes:In Czech with English subtitles.
Published: New York : Sony Pictures Classics, 2005.
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In the dead of the night, near the Czech-Slovak border, two smugglers discover their truckload of illegal Indian immigrants have left a baby behind. In a small Prague apartment, Franta (Jiri Machacek) and Mila (Natasa Burger) dream of having a child, but Franta - on probation because of his soccer hooliganism past - is not allowed to adopt, and Mila is unable to conceive. After cashing in on her savings, Mila decides to buy a baby from a pawnshop that fronts a den of thieves and pickpockets. Meanwhile, an unusual family reunion is taking place: Academy professor Otto (Jan Triska) collapses while teaching, prompting his estranged son Martin (Petr Forman, son of director Milos) to return to Prague from Australia to see his father and his mother, Vera (Emilia Vasaryova), long separated from Otto whom she still pines for. Otto is now living with the beautiful and much younger Hana (Ingrid Timkova), who works in a refugee aid center helping immigrants to adjust to their new lives.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed October 28, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (113 minutes)
Playing Time:01:52:35
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jan Malir ; editor, Vladimir Barak ; music, Ales Brezina.