Michal Suchánek

Copak je to za mazáka (2022)

The Secret of Karma (2020)

The story of a man who sees his past lives from before he was born after being declared dead for the second time. ...

Old-Timers (2019)

Vlasta and Tonda don't have much longer to live but they do have one more important task ahead of them - to find and kill the communist prosecutor who sent them to prison in the 1950s. An unusual road movie about two former political prisoners who fight fo ...

Pepa (2018)

Pepa is a fifty-year-old civil servant living with his family in an ordinary district town. Pepa is somewhat henpecked, lacking respect even from his wife, let alone his daughter. Pepa knows that something has to change, and he even knows very well what th ...

Bikers (2017)

Insufficient brothers Jakub and David, along with friend Sasa, spend most of their time in the social networking world. Relationships for them are chat with virtual girls they have never seen, living a fake fashion show in which they pretend something that ...

Red Captain (2016)

Three years after the fall of the Berlin Wall; six months before the split of Czechoslovakia. Despite all warnings, a young homicide detective sets on investigating a convoluted case that involves Catholic clerical elite and high-ranked agents of the forme ...

Vybíjená (2015)

An adaptation of a best-selling novel by Michal Viewegh is a comedy about friendship, fateful loves, beauty and ugliness, alcohol, and the search for human happiness. The plot revolves around three friends - Jeff, Skippy and Tom - whose ups and downs and r ...

Krásno (2014)

Story follows two best friend on private investigation. They are going to their hometown to prove that Michals mother was killed by his stepmother. ...

Vánoční hvězda (2012)

Stationmaster Miloš, a lonely trumpet player nearing fifty, watches life pass him by as he mourns alone at a funeral and pines secretly for Tereza, the charming nurse who boards his afternoon train. Desperate for courage, his bandmates enter him into a t ...

Sněženky a machři po 25 letech (2008)

Twenty-five years after their youthful ski-camp friendships, a tight-knit group of former classmates reunites at the same mountain lodge to see if a long-held platonic crush can finally turn real, and to reckon with all they never said or did. ...

Prachy dělaj člověka (2006)

The dark crime comedy is set in the present day. The story is inspired by the two biggest and still unsolved robberies that have taken place in our country in recent years. The main characters are three friends who were dramatically separated by fate years ...

Tři mušketýři (2005)

Agáta (1999)

Three "miniatures" touching on romantic relationships between men and women from different perspectives. Matěj, a young vegetable garden guard and lover of idleness and village women, spends the night in the grass with Agáta, the wife of a switchman, eve ...

Edison : The Wizard of Light (1998)

As Newton devotes himself to the difficult and solitary path of challenging the existing view of the universe and proving his own theories on celestial movement and gravity, his young scribe Humphrey wavers between pursuing science or following his heart. ...

Dvě z policejní brašny (1997)

Two short stories in which novice detective Sergeant Zahrádka is tasked with carrying out trivial orders, which he fails to do due to his innate clumsiness. ...

O sirotkovi z Radhoště (1997)

The story of little orphan Michálek, whom the greedy greengrocer Haboš wants to rob of his cottage, so he lures him on a journey to find treasure and abandons him in a dark cave. Dobroděj, Lord of Radhošť, shows Michálek the way to a magical flower i ...

Byl jednou jeden polda (1995)

The film, which opens with students arriving at a police academy, is a crazy comedy that is more a series of zany episodes and jokes than a coherent story. They are linked by a simple plot in which the commander of the police academy, Major Maisner, search ...

Přijeď si pro mě, tady straší (1995)

An adventure story about three boys who are at summer camp and soon notice that very strange and unexpected things are happening near the camp. And like proper boys, they decide to get to the bottom of all these mysterious puzzles. After a series of advent ...

Ještě větší blbec, než jsme doufali (1994)

Vít Dolejší, popularly known as Vitoušek, monitors the groundwater in the underground of the National Theatre, and when he gets fired because the theatre will go to the nuns, he has no choice but to inherit the Richmond Hotel in Karlovy Vary from his A ...

Ať ten kůň mlčí! (1992)

The comedy tells the story of how cowboy Bill, thanks to his clever talking horse Lightning, became brave, defeated the evil Jackal, and thus freed the village from fear and the old tyrant, with humorous hyperbole. ...

Kocourkov (1992)

The Tank Battalion (1991)

The lacking attitude of a conscripted university graduate places him at odds with the power and doctrine of his military superiors. His secret relationship with the wife of a superior officer along with the low discipline of his fellow conscripts only heig ...

Pražákům, těm je hej (1991)

The story begins in 1984 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, few years before the end of Communist era. The band Pražský výběr (Prague's selection) has just received the news thier 5-year ban has expired and they are alowed to perform once again. This half fant ...

Poklad rytíře Miloty (1990)

On 25 April 1605, the knight Milota was killed by the royal armourers while escaping from the castle of Temice. However, the robbed treasures were not found in his possession. Almost 400 years later, Jindra, Tomas and eighteen-year-old Alena spend their ho ...

Nemocný bílý slon (1990)

The fate of an unlucky director of a dismantled cultural house who temporarily believes in the meaningfulness of his actions, exposed to the pressure of many different difficulties. ...

Tale '88 (1989)

The lead character is a young woman who becomes close with a colleague of her husband. She finds herself at an important crossroad in life and considers whether to take a decisive step. ...

Rozsudky soudce Ooky (1989)

The fairy tale tells the story of a very wise Japanese judge, Ooka, who, when judging disputes between merchants, slaves, and even mayors, always listens to both sides first and then makes a fair decision. With his tricks and correctly asked questions, no ...

Sedm hladových (1988)

People can be addicted to things, like high-calorie food. But the struggle against overweight and overeating is often futile, so the unfortunates have no choice but to lose weight under the guidance of experts - and they don't mind that the conditions in t ...

Přízrak (1988)

A thrilling detective story based on a short story by writer Hana Prošková takes place shortly after the war in a castle, where a group of students work part-time to re-register the archive. During long evenings, they sit together and invent a fictional ...

Zlatá flétna (1988)

The fairy tale tells the story of two musicians, Princess Clara and the magician Manetti. Tomáš and Jakub free the princess from the evil power of the magician's golden flute, but the magician is not about to give up so easily. ...

Láska na inzerát (1988)

Sychravé království (1987)

Why? (1987)

Why? (Czech: Proč?) is a 1987 Czechoslovak drama film directed by Karel Smyczek. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film deals with the hooliganism in Czechoslovakia, particularly with the fans of footba ...

Landscape with Furniture (1987)

The story of a music academy student Zdenek, who meets a charming girl, and without realizing also gets a son with her. Dealing with such a situation is not easy, especially when one day the child's mother disappears. Twenty year old Zdenek faces a serious ...

The Great Movie Robbery (1987)

The film is essentially a feature-length commercial for an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of the nationalisation of the Czechoslovak film industry, to be held at the Prague U Hybernu venue. The protagonists of the piece are comedians Oldrich Kaise ...

Klobouk, měšec a láska (1986)

Náušnice (1986)

As Good as Poison (1986)

Engineer Pavel Hnyk is successful at work, but not very happy in his private life. He is approaching his fiftieth birthday and he can't shake the feeling that life is slipping away from him. The most effective medicine for such woes is amorous adventures, ...

Dva, t. č. v zel. hl. dvě veselé nekuř. (1986)

Můj obchod se psy (1986)

Stav ztroskotání (1984)

The sun is shining, the river is sparkling, and a boating group sets off downstream for a holiday adventure. Led by the enthusiastic leader Tom, they travel down the river in two punts and a kayak. The peaceful journey is disrupted by a group of gypsies wh ...

There is a Dragon Behind Humny (1983)

In one royal forest, where coal miner Patočka lives and works, the friendly dragon Mrak settles down. The king's lackeys come across him while hunting and, terrified, go to sell the news to the king. He is currently organizing his daughter Viola's birthda ...

Snowdrops and Aces (1983)

A quarter century after the release of the original film, this sequel brings us a drama about platonic love, life retrospective and memories. Former schoolmates meet again in the mountains and it turns out they have not changed much. Even though so many ye ...

Hrátky (1983)

Sixteen-year-old Magda and Jakub, who is the same age, are in love. Nothing wrong with that, love is part of youth. But one day, Jakub invites Magda to a cottage instead of a disco. And the romance of the most beautiful sunsets for two is quickly replaced ...

Just Whistle a Little (1981)

Several big-city teenagers are falsely accused of vandalizing a valuable organ, casting light on the hypocrisy of the adult world. ...

I Wouldn't Leave Tereza for Any Other Girl (1976)

An animal lover father brings home a cuddlesome female chimp named Tereza from his latest around the world and adopts her as a pet... ...

Pozdní léto (1974)

"Everybody needs to feel that they belong to someone - and that's what our little František can give..." These are the words of childless Věra, who, together with her husband Karel, decides to take in an abandoned boy from an orphanage. The couple have t ...

Kukačky (1974)

Vodník a Zuzana (1974)

Copak je to za mazáka (2022)

Party (2021)

Former classmates gradually gather at the party. This reunion would probably be marked by light banter and nostalgic memories, but instead of another classmate, a door-to-door salesman rings the doorbell and brings unexpected news about a friend who will n ...