Shark in the Head
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Maria Prochazkova
David Maj
Kristyna Leichtova
Jana Krausová-pehrova
Oldrich Kaiser
Petr Mrkous
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Synopsis
Mr. Seman is a single, middle-aged man in his slippers, boxers and undershirt, cigarette in hand and stubble on his face, who hovers at his open window or loiters on his stoop all day. He does not hesitate to chat up anyone who passes by on the street outside his small Prague apartment. He is especially fond of a local woman and her daughter, who visit regularly and bring him gifts and good conversation. He also has a penchant for finding surprising treasures in the garbage: he recycles a neighbor's discarded childhood photos into an art project, and distributes a trove of yellow rubber ducks to appreciative strangers. However, his kindly, placid demeanour conceals the shark in his head and the "disease of the chicken butts" he suffers -- hallucinations which have led the local officials to try to have him institutionalized.
Director
Maria Prochazkova
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States September 2005
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (New Voices/New Visions) January 5-16, 2006.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery) September 8-17, 2005.
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (New Voices/New Visions) January 5-16, 2006.)
Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Discovery) September 8-17, 2005.)
