Special Screenings / Město otců / Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland 2026
Distinctive filmmaker Zdeněk Tyc offers up a story about a father and son, who have nothing in common except their first name, Richard, and an apartment on a housing estate. The burly, good-natured, 30-something factory worker listens to heavy metal and occasionally lets his girlfriend into his life. The frail, retired teacher, who raised the boy after his mother's departure, is the embodiment of empathy. However, their tranquil, shared reality, which embraces both the hardcore band Našrot and Bergman’s Cries and Whispers, is disrupted by the sudden death of the mother. Young Richard sets out on a peculiar initiation journey with bizarre encounters and moments of unexpected enlightenment. Tyc plunges headfirst into existential themes with the support of a stellar cast headed by Tomáš Vravník and Vladimír Javorský.
Karel Och
100 min / Color, DCP
World premiere
Director Zdeněk Tyc
/ Screenplay Roman Vojkůvka
/ Dir. of Photography Tomáš Kresta
/ Sound Jan Čeněk
/ Editor Máté Csuport
/ Art Director Adam Pitra
/ Producer Pavel Vácha, Eva Váchová
/ Production Bratři
/ Coproduction Artiléria, Cinepoint, Whisper films, Coming Soon, Drive Film Factory
/ Cast Tomáš Vravník, Vladimír Javorský, Lucie Trmíková, Pavlína Štorková, Igor Chmela, Jan Vondráček, Attila Mokos
/ Contact Bratři s.r.o.
/ Distributor Falcon a.s.
Zdeněk Tyc. Selected filmography: Vojtěch, Called Orphan (Vojtěch, řečený sirotek, 1989), Razor Blades (Žiletky, 1993), UŽ (1995), Brats (Smradi, 2002), Never Ever (Jako nikdy, 2013), City of Fathers (Město otců, 2026).
Bratři s.r.o.
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Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]
Falcon a.s.
Radlická 3185/1c, 150 00, Praha 5
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 422 222
E-mail: [email protected]
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