Absence of Closeness (2017)
After another failed relationship Hedvika takes her three-month-old daughter Adélka and her dog to stay with her mother and her mum’s boyfriend. Hedvika doesn’t get on all that well with her mother, nor are her feelings towards Adélka as maternal as they could be. One day she finds some diaries that her late father left behind… This small-scale psychological drama by debutant Josef Tuka is shored up by its realistic characters, an understated performance from Jana Plodková, and perceptive, discreet lensing.
Director:
Josef Tuka
Writer:
Josef Tuka
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Jana Plodková as Hedvika |
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Anna Cónová as Světlana |
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Luboš Veselý as Tomáš |
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Pavla Beretová as Janina |
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Marek Němec as Martin |
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Cyril Drozda as Valda |
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Adéla Horáčková as Adéla |
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Daniel Raus as |
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Anita Krausová as |
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Veronika Lapková as |
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Zuzana Ščerbová as |
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Barbora Mudrová as |
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Arnošt Goldflam as primář (voice) |
| Visual Effects | Michal Křeček | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Michal Křeček | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Josef Tuka | Director |
| Writing | Josef Tuka | Screenplay |
| Crew | Milena Jelínková | Dramaturgy |
| Camera | Jan Cabalka | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Šimon Hájek | Editor |