Cockroach

Nov 18, 2025

1h 3m

★ 6.0

Overview

A person just tells a joke and immediately ends up unemployed. That's roughly how urologist Miloš feels. He made an inappropriate joke about a high-ranking official and now he's trying to destroy him. And if only... The whole house smells strange and everyone around him acts suspiciously. Luboš Kučera's stylized feature debut shows the contemporary world as a bizarre panopticon.

Genres

Comedy

Horror

Production Companies

Actress Film

PFX

Starmount (CZ)

Cockroach Trailers

Cast

Miloš

Rudolf Skopec

Lucie

Anita Gregorec

Tělocvikář

Petr Šmíd

Radim Neuvirt

Zuzana Slavíková

Martin Šesták

Štěpán Pech

Olivie Adams

Martin Motl

David Vigner

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