On the Roof
6.9
Situated in Prague, a 20-year-old Vietnamese named Song, hoped for a better future in Europe. But now in a Vietnamese district in Prague, he is trapped in a marijuana grow house and has life of a modern slave. Police rounds up the place. Song runs away on the rooftop of a condo building in a nearby district where he breaks down. Mr. Rypar (78) lives alone. He is fond of the old times, living in a strong opposition to modern world. Rypar goes up on the roof and meets Song standing on the very edge of the roof crying and the story begins.
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Cast
52 people
Alois Švehlík
Antonín Rypar
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Mária Terézia
Lukáš Duy Anh Tran
Song
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Mária Havranová
Anna Slavenková
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Vojtěch Dyk
Marek Molnár
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The Bohemian
Adrian Jastraban
Kokeš
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Burning Bush
The Informant
David Švehlík
Martin Rypar
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Radek Zima
Učitel Slavíček
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Proč bychom se netopili
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Miroslav Táborský
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Frank Herbert's Dune
Hostel
Martin Sitta
Prodavač v trafice
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Charlatan
Viet Do Pham
Phong
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Phu Anh Nguyen
Hoan
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Denisa Pfauserová
Květinářka
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Jiří Mádl Director · René Rypar Composer Martin Žiaran Cinematographer
First release February 7, 2019 · Produced in Czechia, Slovakia · Production Česká televize, RTVS
Production
Dawson Productions
Production
Česká televize
Production
RTVS
Production
Barrandov Studio
Production
Hitchhiker Cinema
Production
innogy
Production
Czechia · Slovakia
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Languages
Original title
Na střeše
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · February 7, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Slovakia
February 7, 2019 · Theatrical
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