Absence of Closeness (2017)

3.5/10 0 min Drama

Overview

After another failed relationship Hedvika takes her three-month-old daughter Adélka and her dog to stay with her mother and her mum’s boyfriend. Hedvika doesn’t get on all that well with her mother, nor are her feelings towards Adélka as maternal as they could be. One day she finds some diaries that her late father left behind… This small-scale psychological drama by debutant Josef Tuka is shored up by its realistic characters, an understated performance from Jana Plodková, and perceptive, discreet lensing.

Cast

Jana Plodková

Hedvika

Anna Cónová

Světlana

Luboš Veselý

Tomáš

Pavla Beretová

Janina

Marek Němec

Martin

Cyril Drozda

Valda

Anita Krausová

Veronika Lapková

Zuzana Ščerbová

Barbora Mudrová

Arnošt Goldflam

primář (voice)

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