A tragicomedy full of slapstick and vignettes, and even an unexpected shootout. A family of villagers moves up in the world - to the county seat. Dad works as a butcher at a meatpacking plant, mom is a checker at a supermarket. The daughter is at odds with her homeroom teacher, while the son - a vegetarian, anarchist, and avid pothead - is apprenticing as a butcher to please his father. The kid's in hot water with both his forewoman and the police. But dad isn't much of an example, letting himself be tempted by the charms of a lovely young butcher. However much mom tries - visiting the beauty parlor, her psychologist, or even the confessional - her husband shows his interest by moving out. Mom plots revenge. And somehow an imp gets mixed up in it all
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Cast
55 people
Eva Holubová
Mother
Known for
Cosy Dens
The Elementary School
Bolek Polívka
Father
Known for
Men in Hope
Divided We Fall
Anna Marhoulová
Daughter
Also in
King of Shumava: Phantom of the Dark Region
Tomáš Vorel
Son
Also in
The Can
To the Woods
Marika Procházková
Butcher-lover
Also in
The Brothers Grimm
Dwarf
Jiří Macháček
Butcher-biker
Known for
Men in Hope
Loners
Ivana Chýlková
Forewoman
Known for
Milada
Tomáš Hanák
Mathematician
Known for
Little Otik
Daniela Valešová
Hoang Do Duy
Also in
To the Woods
Barbora Valentová
Brýlatka
Also in
Vraždy v kruhu
Sestřičky
Věra Nerušilová
Neighbor
Also in
Revue pro banjo
Naďa Urbánková's Nightmares
Tomáš Vorel Director · Jiří Macháček Composer Tomáš Polák Composer
United States release February 11, 2006 · Produced in Czechia · Production Vorel Film, Studio Mirage
Production
Česká televize
Production
Vorel Film
Production
Studio Mirage
Production
Czechia
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Languages
Original title
Skřítek
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · March 17, 2005
Theatrical
United States · February 11, 2006
Premiere · Portland International Film Festival
Poland
October 13, 2005 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
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