František Smolík

The Jester's Tale

An anti-war black comedy set during the Thirty Years' War. It follows ploughman Petr, recruiter Matě…

The Golden Fern

Wandering through the forest, a woodcutter finds a golden fern whose seed turns into a beautiful wom…

Tři zlaté vlasy děda Vševěda

There are fairy tales that appear on TV screens every Christmas and there are fairy tales that have …

Ikarie XB 1

The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB 1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life.…

Smrt na Cukrovém ostrově

A Czech ship's doctor accidentally meets his fellow expatriates on a tropical island. Under his infl…

Zdravý nemocný

Labyrint srdce

It is 1955 and the government in Czechoslovakia has declared an amnesty for post-war emigrants. Many…

Romeo, Juliet and Darkness

Pavel, a young student living in Prague in 1942, hides a Jewish girl in his apartment building's att…

Higher Principle

During the Nazi occupation of a Czech city civilians are being rounded up on the slightest of pretex…