In the second half of the 1980s, so-called critical films began to emerge, but they were afraid to make a sharper statement, moving on the basis of an engaged morality that wanted to improve the existing conditions cosmetically at best. The theme of the search for a new anchor in life becomes a central element: the protagonist, after returning from the war, does not want to devote himself to the constraints of elite sports, he rejects the dubious business of a friend. Most of all, he would be attracted to a perfectly ordinary job in a bakery. The dance clip inserts, however, make it difficult to navigate the already rather confusing narrative.
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Cast
88 people
Igor Krempaský
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Magda Hamoová
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Roman Luknár
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Stanislav Zindulka
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Viktor Nejedlý
Polda
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Zdeněk Dušek
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Vítězslav Jandák
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Jana Nagyová Pulm
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René Breila
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Zdeněk Faměra
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Ditta Strouhalová
Milena Šajdková
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Miroslav Balajka Director · Dušan Kukal Screenplay Ondřej Soukup Composer
First release August 1, 1988 · Produced in XC · Working title Být vyřazen ze hry
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
XC
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Být vyřazen ze hry
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Languages
Original language
Czech
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Czech
Release dates
XC · August 1, 1988
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