Ondřej Pavelka

Hádkovi (2022)

When the family gets together, it's always a joy. But if you haven't seen your brother or sister or their families for a long time, the reunion is full of pretense and social niceties that sooner or later turn out to be false. What if you meet at the sadde ...

Vysehrad: Fylm (2022)

More than a year has passed since the last time we saw Julio Lavický (Jakub Stáfek) (yes, it was when he "sold" the match, but forgot about it and scored a beautiful goal). Lavi is, as his agent would say Jarda (Jakub Prachar), still the same demented pe ...

Idiot (2022)

Human kindness and purity in a corrupt world will never go out of style. This is proven by Fyodor Dostoyevsky's more than 150-year-old story "The Idiot," which continues to inspire new adaptations and resonates with contemporary audiences thanks to its tim ...

Eyewitness (2021)

"A documentary anatomy of mass murder for one monitor and 34 talking heads." These are the words the filmmakers use in the credits to describe their project, which thematises the execution of more than 260 Carpathian Germans, Hungarians and Slovaks by Czec ...

Vyšehrad: Seryjál (2021)

The creators of the Vyšehrad project appreciate all fans of the original online series, so they decided to shorten their wait for the film sequel. That's why they came up with a unique project in which they combined all episodes of the original internet s ...

Štěstí je krásná věc (2020)

Čenda and Jana don't have it easy in life. They're both unemployed, Čenda is up to his ears in debt, and the most frequent visitor to their home is the debt collector. But that's about to change thanks to a lottery ticket blessed by a priest. A fairy-tal ...

Tiger Theory (2016)

The last drop for Jan's resolution is the voluntary death of his father-in-law, whose strength and patience ran dry. Grandma made decisions about Grandpa's life, old age as well as the funeral. Jan is sure that he and his wife Olga are on the same route. H ...

Chasing Fifty (2015)

What happens in the mountains, stay in the mountains. Giant Mountains are truly the spice of local highlanders who live here, whether any season. Skier with one leg, the legendary womanizer adorned with infertility, the bartender with a penchant for divina ...

David (2015)

A mentally handicapped young man decides to leave the security of his family in order to search for the purpose of his existence; whether it is freedom, sexual experience, or death. ...

Kdyby byly ryby (2014)

The once-prosperous Kingdom of Three Ponds has been laid waste by a curse that stripped its waters of every fish, bringing famine and unrest to the people - and bitter conflict to King Boleslav's court. As schemers vie for power, most dangerously the tric ...

Blonďatá bestie (2011)

Aussig (2010)

A black comedy set in Ústí nad Labem tells the story of the relationship between a Russian and an American lecturer at a local university. Both are forced to live together in a small room in a dormitory. Tension builds between them, fueled by their vastl ...

Dům U Zlatého úsvitu (2009)

Magic and spells in the peaceful town of Jack-o'-lantern, which you will not find on any map. A funny story telling you how a magician's visit can turn his life back and how Ondra may have been fortunate enough. In the poetic fairy-tale grotesque, taking p ...

Království potoků (2005)

A fairy tale about love put to the test, the mystery of medallions, a mysterious princess, and two mischievous boys who help a lot but also cause a lot of confusion. ...

Post Coitum (2004)

This adult comedy looks at the complex, intermingled sexual relationships between a bunch of diverse characters - a barmaid, a part-time prostitute, a hippy, a rocker, a medical student and a confused virgin! ...

Ta třetí (2002)

The inner drama of Jiří Mánka, a forty-year-old cashier at Živnostenská banka, who has artistic talent, both musical and painterly. After his experiences on the battlefields of World War I, he chose a job that provides him with a very good livelihood, ...

Proces s vrahy Martynové (1998)

Loosely inspired by a real criminal court case. It took place in Prague and the Tatra Mountains between 1926 and 1928 and was later described as one of the biggest, if not the biggest, cases the pre-Munich Republic had ever seen. Nevertheless, the police a ...

Bringing Up Girls in Bohemia (1997)

The film adaptation of the novel of the same by Michal Viewegh. The hero of the novel is a primary school teacher with a successful writing career ahead of him who accepts well-paid employment from an entrepreneur who entrusts him with the task of making h ...

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. ...

Sen o krásné panně (1995)

The characters in this fairy tale dream of love, but they also crave power. They are capable of helping and loving, but also of betraying. They are brave and weak, beautiful and twisted. A painting of a beautiful maiden was hidden in the darkest tower of t ...

Don Juan (1993)

Horror Story (1993)

The distinctive artist, typographer, and writer Josef Váchal is known to the public primarily for his Blood Novel. The surrealistic exuberance of this defense of 19th-century pulp fiction caught the attention of Jaroslav Brabec and his colleagues, who fou ...

Aphrodite (1993)

A story about life and problems of eleven years old boy Michal. ...

Pohádka o touze (1991)

A fairy tale about a lake in which there are two kingdoms. In the water lily kingdom, they love the sun and are only allowed on the lake during the day, while the lotus kingdom comes alive at night and is ruled by the moon. But what happens when the prince ...

Útěk do vězení (1991)

The dramatic fate of a girl forced to live someone else's life... ...

Zachýsek, zvaný Rumělka (1991)

The fairy from the Beautiful Rose gave Zachýsek an unusual gift. Who knows why he was gifted with the talent to appropriate the abilities and merits of other people and thus gain undeserved honors and general sympathy. Was it possible to recognize what Za ...

Divoká svině (1990)

Wild Swine is actually an ironic name for the great search operation of Prague's criminologists, who in a tangle of criminal activity of various kinds were digging around like wild swine before they managed to solve a complicated case. The story takes plac ...

Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)

Pepe and Prengel, returning from war, meet Ester and both fall in love with the girl and live together in a deserted house. Fanatic communist, Zelmira, wants to turn their world upside-down. ...

The Damned House of Hajn (1989)

Sonya is the heiress to the riches of a Czech noble family—the Hajns. Petr, a social climber marries her, ignoring some shady goings-on—in particular, an insane uncle who prowls the mansion believing himself invisible, a peccadillo the family indulges. ...

Zvířata ve městě (1989)

The juxtaposition of animals locked in cages in a zoo and people shackled by the confinement of the city has not lost its impact to this day. The amorous enchantment, passing and bonding of the two protagonists, a young conservationist and a paleontologist ...

Úraz (1989)

A young woman named Alena discovers her fiancé Pavel's repeated infidelity. After meeting with her former married boyfriend, she loses control of her car and crashes. The result is tragic: severe injuries to her head, spinal cord, and spine. Even after se ...

Pohádka o lidské duši (1986)

In many fairy tales, a person has fallen in love with a supernatural being, but in few is the love story told as masterfully as in Mahen's about a student and a beautiful mermaid. The student took on a difficult task when he wanted to awaken the human soul ...

Scalpel, Please (1986)

A psychological drama exploring the notion of the doctor as a moral authority, who within the framework of their everyday work must face questions of life and death. The film is adapted from a novel by Valja Stýblová, in which the author draws upon her p ...

Druhý tah pěšcem (1985)

Inspired by the activities of counter-intelligence officers, Jan Prokop plays chess at every opportunity. In addition, he works with his team to uncover a resident network that attempts to recruit domestic experts to work abroad. ...

Všechno nebo nic (1985)

Approaches to important life values can vary: while the top athlete who has made it in cycling tries to monetise his talent, his brother cannot devote himself to his beloved sculpture because of his disabled arm and seeks alternative self-fulfilment. Moreo ...

What's Up Doc? (1985)

Bohouš Burda, a forty-year-old idealist disillusioned with city life and his failing marriage, abandons it all to run a mobile dental clinic in the mountains. He meets Terezka, who shares his yearning for a simpler existence, but even in remote nature the ...

Rubikova kostka (1985)

The story begins at the airport and on an international express train, which is being carried by a German citizen, Otto Lang. The conductor and his girlfriend are solving the problem of living together, and it seems that the conductor has come into a lot o ...

Santa Lucia (1985)

Pod nohama nebe (1984)

Olda Raška, a novice pilot, is going through an emotional crisis that will greatly affect his professional abilities. Only thanks to the understanding of his superiors will he realise his shortcomings and overcome the crisis. While he begins his life's jo ...

Vítr v kapse (1983)

The main characters of the film, inspired by director Soukup's own experiences at the Škodovka factory in Pilsen, are two inseparable friends who, after graduating from the industrial school, join a large engineering plant. Here they spend their first yea ...

V hlavní roli obhájce (1983)

Kouzelné dobrodružství (1983)

The story of the friendship between František and Gustav, which fades over the years, as well as the memory of a magical, almost dreamlike experience... ...

Counting Sheep (1982)

A story about young girl Hanka who doesn't have parents and is forced to spend most of her time in a hospital bed. ...

Zelená vlna (1982)

A short film about Prague, Prague residents, and the beginning of the weekend. ...

Útěk (1982)

Kamenný orchestr (1982)

Chain (1981)

Carefree young nurse Marta learns upon her husband's death that he was involved in all manner of criminal activity, which puts her life in danger. ...

Blues pro EFB (1980)

An image and music collage - a cinema concert - guided by a young sound engineer David, for whom the exhibition on E. F. Burian is an incentive to take more interest in this avant-garde artist. The film interweaves two strands - documentary and factual, dr ...

Chlapec z majera (1980)

Concert at the End of Summer (1980)

A docudrama about four weeks in the life of famous Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. The drama - filled with many of Dvorak's compositions - begins when the composer suddenly decides to cut a concert in London and return home. While on the train, flashbacks r ...

Build a House, Plant a Tree (1980)

Juraj Jakubisko's first feature film after a forced nine-year-long break is a story about an unconventional man, Jozef Matúš. He arrives to a small village in eastern Slovakia to settle down and start a family. He is ready to subordinate everything to hi ...

More v kvapke vody (1980)

Akce Rys (1979)

Operation Rys is a code name for survival training behind enemy lines. For three young soldiers, Aleš, Ota, and František, this means surviving ten days in the forest, avoiding capture or being lured into a trap, and reporting daily on the observed objec ...

The Ninth Heart (1979)

Martin, a poor student, volunteers to go on a quest to find a cure for the princess Adriana, who is stricken with a strange illness. Unknown to Martin or anyone else, the princess is actually under the spell of the powerful magician Andlobrandini, who is p ...

Mapa zámořských objevů (1979)

A story about the problems of an aging high school history professor, Barchánek, and his teenage son. Barchánek teaches at a technical school in the same class as his son Honza. However, he is not very impressed by his father's position at the school and ...

Ztrácím tě, lásko (1978)