A motorcycle crash kills a son. His parents meet the survivor. Spoiler: nobody hugs.
It doesn't help to have an exacerbated situation like a family losing their only son - killed in a motorcycle accident. His parents, however, don't know the girl who survived, now being treated at a local hospital. Especially the honest and principled father, presented as a model worker and responsible official, cannot come to terms with her superficiality and carelessness, with her dubious life values...
Acting
Petr Haničinec's jaw-clenched disapproval is a masterclass in repressed rage.
Direction
Balík frames every conversation like a funeral nobody RSVP'd to.
Director
Jaroslav Balík
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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