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Director: Alice Nellis
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From Time Out Film Guide
Picking up where her debut Eeny Meeny left off, Nellis' engaging comedy sticks with a fractious extended family travelling cross country to bury their late paterfamilias. Odds on quarrelling are high: grieving mother Milada is a highly strung neurotic; her elder daughter Ilona is pregnant and lonely, having left behind her unkind spouse; the younger, Zuzanna, has her warm-hearted partner in tow, yet takes every opportunity to call up her other lover. It's a good thing Granny and Ilona's young son Leon both seem to be in their own worlds. Structured as a series of conversations, arguments, chance confessions and car-seating rearrangements, the film finds bitter-sweet humour in the fragility of family ties. If it's not exactly adventurous cinema, the script and performances are Nellis' main concern, and they come together admirably.Author: NB
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- neil in New York said...
- Posted on Oct 30 2009 12:07 I disagree with the review. You're selli8ng this short. I had a wonderful experience. All of the situations and interactions were believable to me. Plus, director makes observations regarding the country, the political situation, and the physical enviironment..
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Cast & crew
Director: Alice Nellis
Producer: Pavel Solc
Cast: Iva Janzurová, Theodora Remundová, Igor Bares, Sabine Remundová, Nada Kotrsová, Jakub Chrbolka full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 100 mins
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