Don't Stop (2012)

6.2/10 97 min Drama Music

Overview

Prague, 1983. The communist regime, in a suffocating atmosphere ruled over by the secret police, imposes "normalization". Miki and David need some kind of motivation to carry on in the communist wasteland. They discover The Clash's album 'London Calling' and, of course, decide to set up a punk band. But playing punk during normalization in Czechoslovakia isn't the best idea, an opinion shared not only by their horrified parents. Many decisions made under the influence of cheap alcohol and compulsive music could be more fatal than they initially seemed. A story about the revolt of some 18-year-olds against authority, against social norms, against adult duties and responsibility. It is about the search for one's own models and values. Although based on personal experiences from the early 1980s, it could have taken place at any time and anywhere, and is more than likely taking place somewhere right now.

Cast

Patrik Děrgel

Miki

Jakub Zedníček

Viktor

Viola Černodrinská

Pavla

Kristína Svarinská

Valérie

Klára Pollertová

matka Mikiho

Jiří Štrébl

otec Mikiho

Tomáš Dianiška

Iggy

Richard Fiala

Kalič

Stanislava Jachnická

Dejvidova matka

Daniel Žulčák

Goran

Miroslav Vrba

Dolníček

Leoš Noha

soused Rauch

Marek Taclík

Mařas

Pavel Řezníček

Miki v současnosti

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