My Sweet Little Village (1985)

Poster for My Sweet Little Village

The movie's main storyline follows the life of Otík, a young man, in a tight-knit village community. The sweet-tempered Otík works as an assistant truck driver with Mr. Pávek, his older colleague and practical-minded neighbor. Pávek's family takes care of Otík, whose parents are dead. However, the two coworkers become at odds over Otík's inability to perform even the simplest tasks. Pávek demands that Otík be transferred to assist another driver, who happens to be a choleric and suspicious man named Turek (Turk in Czech). Rather than work with Turek, Otík decides to accept an offer of employment in Prague, but finds he does not fit in to the city life. After discovering that the transfer of Otík to Prague was a trick by a crooked politician to get a deal on Otík's large inherited house, Pávek agrees to give Otík a second chance and retrieves him from the city to resume their work together.

Cast & Crew

Director
Jiří Menzel
  • Profile picture of János Bán
    Otík János Bán
  • Profile picture of Marián Labuda
    Pávek Marián Labuda
  • Profile picture of Rudolf Hrušínský
    doktor Rudolf Hrušínský
  • Profile picture of Petr Čepek
    Josef Turek Petr Čepek
  • Profile picture of Libuše Šafránková
    Jana Turková Libuše Šafránková
  • Profile picture of Jan Hartl
    Václav Kašpar Jan Hartl
  • Profile picture of Rudolf Hrušínský
    Honza Kalina, ml. Rudolf Hrušínský
  • Profile picture of Oldřich Vlach
    rostlinář Jaromír Kunc Oldřich Vlach

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