“You print? I don´t.”
This stylised short film follows the unexpected intertwining of the fates of a young man, who applies for housing benefit during the day, and the clerk who processes his application. When they meet by chance in a bar that evening and events take an unexpected turn, they both end up in his flat. During their late-night conversation, the clerk reveals the absurdity of her daily work at the office – a world full of nonsensical rules, powerlessness and alienation, which is disturbingly reminiscent of a Kafkaesque labyrinth. This intimate drama, laced with black humour, shows that the victims of bureaucracy are not only its clients, but also those who carry it out.
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Cast
10 people
Anežka Rusevová
Květa
Known for
Last Light
Filip Týc
Zbyněk
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Štěpán Coufal
Marián Tureček
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Štěpánka Pencová
Vrátná
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Tomáš Karab
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Lucie Volhejnová
Úřednice
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Bára Veselá
Žadatelka 1
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Viera Pavlíková
Žadatelka 2
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Agrometal
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Michal Kolář
Žadatel
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Hraběnky
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Jakub Haubert
Spolubydlící
Lukáš Valíšek Director · Jakub Haubert Writer Helena Fikerová Cinematographer
First release March 4, 2026 · Produced in Czechia · Production Soundsquare
Production
FAMU
Production
Soundsquare
Production
Czechia
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Original title
Příspěvek na bydlení
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · March 4, 2026
Premiere · 42. FAMUFEST
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 26, 2026 · Premiere · 52. Letní filmová škola Uherské hradiště 2026
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