Island of Freedom

Sep 28, 2022

★ 5.0

Overview

A man from communist Czechoslovakia unexpectedly meets his childhood love on a flight to Cuba. When they stop over in Canada, he has a plan… but can he trust her?

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

Česká televize

Filmtalent Zlín Foundation

Analog Vision

IS Produkce

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Island of Freedom Trailers

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Cast

Eva

Judit Pecháček

Jindřich

Jiří Mádl

secret police

Gustav Řezníček

stewardess

Tereza Dočkalová

stewardess

Viktória Pejková

stewardess

Aneta Klimešová

stewardess

Julie Štříbrná

Jitka

Aneta Porubová

Helena

Jana Posníková

Cassandre, 26, is a flight attendant for a low-cost airline. Based in Lanzarote, she’s always willing to take on extra hours and carries out her duties with robotic efficiency. On the side, she just goes with the flow and floats between Tinder, parties and lazy days. When she suddenly gets dismissed, she is forced to return home.

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