The Play

Oct 31, 2019

1h 40m

★ 6.0

Overview

A young Czech theater director has an ambition to adapt Eurypides' Phaedra. However, having affair with the actress, he puts his marriage at risk and the play turns to be a fiasco. Desperate, he tries to be the best possible father and husband. Not a perfect one.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Jirafa

Film & Roll

Arizona Productions

Jeonju International Film Festival

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Cast

Petr

Jiří Mádl

Karolína

Elizaveta Maximová

Kateřina

Marika Šoposká

Sarah Haváčová

Danica Jurčová

Darina Ničová

Vladimíra Benoni

Ivan

Adam Vacula

Jiří Štrébl

Ondřej Malý

Jana Zenáhlíková

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