Team
Screenwriter and director
Igor Chmela is a theatre and movie actor, musician, and photographer. One of the most prominent figures of its generation, he worked in the National Theatre, Dejvické Theatre, and Na Zábradlí Theatre. Together with his wife Jana Janěková jr. and other two strong representatives of their generation - David Prachař and Linda Rybová, he co-founded a popular theatre Verze in 2014. He appeared in movies directed by Věra Chytilová, Robert Sedláček, Petr Zelenka and Bohdan Sláma. He appears on screen in Prima TV in the comedy show Partička and in a TV series Mission. He pursues photography and held a couple of solo exhibitions. He performs as a singer and guitar player in a blues-rock band called Dafne.
Producers
The producers of the movie are Kuli Film company led by Radim Procházka, a producer known for his collaborations with Robert Sedláček (Rules of Lies, Long Live the Family!) or popular wildlife documentary Wilder Than Wilderness. And Verze Theatre led by Jana Janěková jr.
Word of the director
„A friend told me a story that happened during his civil service in a retirement house. Two morticians were fighting over a body of a dead retiree… This story inspired the core of the script, a posthumous comedy. A retiree that no one pays attention to during his life dies one day and after his death, two morticians are suddenly fighting over his body… While writing the script, broader topics appeared. Such as postponing aging, dying, and death and how we push them away from our society reigned by economic growth, youth, beauty, and happiness. Furthermore, during the Covid pandemic, I was volunteering in a similar home which left its mark on the script, too.“
