While the fathers engage in heated, often ridiculous political arguments, their teenage children—Michal Šebek and Jindřiška Krausová—are largely indifferent to politics. Michal is hopelessly in love with Jindřiška, who instead pines for the "cool" Elien, a boy with parents living in America and access to Western films and fashion. The film concludes tragically with the invasion of Czechoslovakia, which violently shatters their "cosy dens". Themes and Cultural Impact
: A core theme is the disconnect between idealistic, political parents and their disillusioned children who long for Western culture. Pelisky(1999)
: Led by a staunch anti-communist war hero and former resistance fighter who is waiting for the regime to collapse. While the fathers engage in heated, often ridiculous
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: Produced on a relatively small budget of approximately $600,000.