Twelve homeowners, each with a different agenda, have to agree on the future of their building at a residents’ association meeting. Idealistic Mrs Zahrádková (Tereza Ramba) wants to save the crumbling old house and appeals to the newlyweds who have just moved in while bureaucratic Mrs Roubičková insists on rigidly following the rules of the meeting. Mrs Procházková and her business partner are only interested in increasing the value of their property, whilst pensioner Mr Kubát sabotages all decisions and gossipmonger Horváthová (excellent and unrecognisable Dagmar Havlová) stirs up trouble. The meeting soon falls apart and slick businessmen, the Čermák brothers, step in to save the day. Authentic characters, a perfect cast and an excellent script based on the director’s personal experience deliver a poignant and humorous portrayal of contemporary Czech society in this compelling comedy which gets you laughing at one moment and chills you the next but has you in its grip all the way through.
The film will be available to rent (UK only) for £6.99 see Vimeo on Demand link below
with English subtitles