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A comedy that makes you cry. A drama that makes you laugh.

2004•1h 48m•

★6.6(31 ratings)

ComedyDrama

Overview

Milan and Goran are two criminals who smuggle illegal immigrants. One night after they complete a smuggle, they discover that one of the immigrants has left a baby behind. Milan and Goran decide to sell the baby to Lubos and Eman, who are responsible for running an illegal baby adoption center. Lubos and Eman make attempts to sell the baby to Miluska and Frantisek, a barren couple.

Director

Writers

Petr Jarchovský

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Main Cast

Petr Forman

Petr Forman

Martin Horecký

Jan Tříska

Jan Tříska

Professor Otakar Horecký

Emília Vášáryová

Emília Vášáryová

Vera Horecká

Ingrid Timková

Ingrid Timková

Hana Svobodová

Kristýna Boková

Kristýna Boková

Lenka Horecká

Jiří Macháček

Jiří Macháček

František Fikeš

Nataša Burger

Nataša Burger

Miluška

Jaroslav Dušek

Jaroslav Dušek

Plukovník

Pavel Liška

Pavel Liška

Eman

Marek Daniel

Marek Daniel

Luboš

Zdeněk Suchý

Zdeněk Suchý

Goran

Jan Budař

Jan Budař

Milan

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Jan Hřebejk
First Assistant Director: Ladislav Ondráček

Writing

Screenplay: Petr Jarchovský

Production

Producer: Ondřej Trojan

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Aleš Březina
Sound: Michal Holubec
Sound Mixer: Radim Hladík Jr.

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Jan Malíř
Camera Operator: Martin Šácha
Assistant Camera: Zdeněk Mrkvička

Editing

Editor: Vladimír Barák

Art Direction

Production Design: Milan Býček

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Katarína Štrbová Bieliková
Makeup Artist: František Příhoda
Makeup Artist: Jana Bílková

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "A comedy that makes you cry. A drama that makes you laugh."

#2

The original title is "Horem pádem" (CS).

#3

The production budget was $2.0M.

#4

The runtime is 108 minutes (1h 48m).

#5

The film features dialogue in 4 languages: Russian, German, Czech, English.

#6

The film was directed by Jan Hřebejk.

#7

The screenplay was written by Petr Jarchovský.

#8

The score was composed by Aleš Březina.

#9

Cinematography was handled by Jan Malíř.

#10

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0401488.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

31 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Horem pádem

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

15+

Language:

Pусский, Deutsch, Český, English

Country of Origin:

Czech Republic

Budget:

$2,000,000

Production Companies:

Total HelpArt T.H.A.