When London-based immigration officer Petr Miller receives a startling call from Prague informing him that the woman who listed him as guardian after her accident has given birth to his daughter, eight-year-old Ema, he’s forced to confront the possibility he’s an unwitting father. Reluctant to abandon his solitary life, Petr nevertheless travels to Prague to care for Ema and soon discovers that raising a child will turn his world and his heart completely upside down.
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Cast
27 people
Anna Geislerová
Marie Urbanová
Known for
Anthropoid
The Ipcress File
Ondřej Vetchý
Petr Miller
Known for
Dark Blue World
Kolya
Dana Voláková
Rudolf Havlik
Boris Machytka
Ema Švábenská
Ema Pospíšilová
Also in
What Men Want
Václav Tlapák
Vilma Cibulková
Nosková
Also in
Ulice
Smart Philip
Ondřej Konvička
Ema Svábenská
Ema
Anna Polívková
Klára
Also in
Holiday Makers
What Men Want
David Jančar
Rudolf Havlík Director · Václav Tlapák Cinematographer Boris Machytka Editor
Worldwide gross $455K · United States release April 8, 2017 · Produced in Czechia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$454,580
Production
Fénix Film
Production
Fenix Film
Production
Czechia
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Original title
Pohádky pro Emu
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · November 3, 2016
Theatrical
United States · April 8, 2017
Phoenix Film Festival premiere Phoenix Film Festival premiere
Slovakia
November 3, 2016 · Theatrical
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