Up and Down
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jan Hrebejk
Jan Budar
Pavel Liska
Zdenek Suchy
Ingrid Timkova
Emilia Vasaryova
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the dead of the night, near the Czech-Slovak border, two smugglers discover their truckload of illegal Indian immigrants have left a baby behind. In a small Prague apartment, Frantisek or "Franta" and Miluska or "Mila" dream of having a child, but Franta--on probation because of his soccer hooliganism past--is not allowed to adopt, and Mila is unable to conceive. After cashing in on her savings, Mila decides to buy a baby from a pawnshop that fronts a den of thieves and pickpockets. Meanwhile, an unusual family reunion is taking place: Academy professor Otakar or "Oto" collapses while teaching, prompting his estranged son Martin to return to Prague from Australia to see his father and his mother, Vera, long separated from Oto whom she still pines for. Oto is now living with the beautiful and much younger Hana, who works in a refugee aid center helping immigrants to adjust to their new lives.
Director
Jan Hrebejk
Cast
Jan Budar
Pavel Liska
Zdenek Suchy
Ingrid Timkova
Emilia Vasaryova
Marek Daniel
Vaclav Havel
Kristyna Bokova
Jaroslav Dusek
Petr Forman
Jan Triska
Natasa Burger
Ducek Ducek
Jiri Machacek
Crew
Vladimir Barak
Katarina Bielikova
Jan Bradac
Ales Brezina
Milan Bycek
Michal Holubec
Jan Hrebejk
Petr Jarchovsky
Petr Jarchovsky
Jaroslav Kucera
Milan Kuchynka
Michaela Kuchynkova
Jan Malir
Ondrej Trojan
Ondrej Trojan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter February 25, 2005
Released in United States on Video July 19, 2005
Released in United States September 2004
Released in United States August 2005
Shown at Edinburgh Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 17-28, 2005.
Released in United States Winter February 25, 2005
Released in United States on Video July 19, 2005
Released in United States September 2004 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 3-6, 2004.)
Released in United States August 2005 (Shown at Edinburgh Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 17-28, 2005.)
