Jan Daňhel Movies

In a small Czech town, mother dependent Robert, his attractive girlfriend Simona, histrionic Tomas and extremely reserved History freak Funes, all...

After her husband's death, Hana lives on alone in the family villa. Her two sons visit her with their families, but these visits frequently end in...

The Dung Beetle is late, the Parasite is asleep and Mrs Larva is more interested in her knitting than the director’s instructions. It’s...

A gifted and well-qualified young teacher takes a job teaching natural sciences at a grammar school in the country. Here he makes the acquaintance of...

Overwhelmed by a world he can no longer control, a quarrelsome worker in his fifties tries to preserve the integrity of his neighbourhood...

An imaginative and playful collage of images from the life of cows. A mosaic of small stories from around the world, in which cows experience both...

Relationship between two women – mother and daughter in the second half of the 20th century. The story takes place in a old family house. The...

“Most prisoners like boxes.” The constrained nature of prisons opens up an infinitude of fantasies and free artistic expression....

Vaclav, the village loser, in his 40's bordering on autism, lives with his widowed mother on the outskirts of the village. He is seen by villagers as...

The film chronicles the events of a village on the Czech-Austrian border from the 1930s to 1950s, where genocide occurred due to fallout between...

This loose adaptation of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness follows Robert Klein as he sets out to find his brother, who disappeared under mysterious...

Two neighboring clans and two different approaches to life. What happens when the strained relationship of two domineering fathers interferes with...

Set against the majestic mountains of central Slovakia, first time director Vladimir Balko explores the difficulties and challenges one former inmate...

What was the iconic theater scene and its creators like? The final stage of the Prague Chamber Theater, which provoked, shocked, and fascinated...