Overview

Taking a cue from Franz Kafka's "Letter to My Father," this highly personal film follows Czech director Jan Nemec as he attempts to engage in a dialogue with his deceased mother. While alive, Nemec's mother had a troubled relationship with her son; this rumination seems to be Nemec's public platform for coming to terms with unresolved familial issues. The director embellishes his film by linking personal events with 20th century history.

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Cast

Karel Roden

(voice)

Václav Havel

Václav Havel

Jan Němec

Jan Němec

Zuzana Stivínová

Mother

Marta Kubišová

Marta Kubišová

Pavel Landovský

Pavel Landovský

Jiří Stivín

Jiří Stivín