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.
Karel Roden
as (voice)
Václav Havel
as Václav Havel
Jan Němec
as Jan Němec
Zuzana Stivínová
as Mother
Marta Kubišová
as Marta Kubišová
Pavel Landovský
as Pavel Landovský
Věra Jirousová
as Věra Jirousová
Jiří Stivín
as Jiří Stivín
