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Jakub could have been a football star. As a youngster, he would wear the kit of a top-flight team and dream of making it into their starting eleven. However, his promising career was cut short by heart problems. Since then, he’s been on medication, living on a disability pension, and lamenting his fate. Occasionally, he and his friend Josef steal and sell something, which doesn’t sit well with Jakub’s wife. But when Jakub is caught stealing mesh at the school attended by his two daughters, and is confronted by the headmaster himself, things take an unexpected turn. This comedy explores how sometimes we need either a major accident or great courage – or perhaps both – to make radical changes in our lives.
HD | 68´ | © 2025
director(s): Jiří Vejdělek
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Marek Epstein
director of photography: Martin Šácha
cast: Zdeněk Godla, Eva Leimbergerová, Jiří Maryško, Martin Myšička, Anna Michalcová, Luna Sofie Bauerová, Marian Roden, Jan Mansfeld and others
rights available: TV, Video, Internet
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English