Grotesque details and ironic
observations abou villagers who seem so far from modern life in a certain
way, are presented by the film-maker with a deep affection for their characters,
the secret loves, their long drawn and conflicts and - also - their quiet
despair that they will never escape from their provincial surroundings.
In a remote village in Nothern Moravia, far removed from the rest of the
world and its revolutions, life swings between doing nothing and going
to the bar. After forty years of communism, all that is left is a half
collapsed chuchr and neglected agricultural land. The villagers can only
combat their helplessness with humour and look forward to the event of
the year: the firemens´s ball. Kaja, the son of the self appointed village
philosopher, is a shy and simple woodcutter who has an eye on Bozka, the
girl who works in the willage kiosk. Unfortunately she has got something
going with Lada, the local Dandy and Michael Jackson imitator. Of course
Kaja can´t compete with that. Then his brother returns unexpectedly to
the village and the firemen´s ball starts. Next morning, everything will
be different. Or won´t it? |
Kaja
Bozka
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Kaja's father |
Kaja's grandmother |
Petr and Jana |
Lada |
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