Zdeněk Rohlíček

The Inspector Hynek Budik as been assigned chief of police in the area on the outskirts of Prague, With detectives Martin Novacek an inexperienced rookie and the inspector Havlik will seek to solve difficult cases of murder.

Barrandov Studios, once one of Europe’s most modern film factories, became both a cultural refuge and a propaganda tool under Nazi occupation, churning out Czech comedies and romances to keep the public distracted while its actors mingled with German authorities. After the war, many of those same stars faced accusations of collaboration, their meteoric Protectorate-era fame tainted by the compromises they made to keep the cameras rolling under shifting regimes.

The story of a teacher, a famous actress, and her students set against the backdrop of the harsh normalization period, a time when, after the Soviet occupation, most people tried to survive in the gray zone, and only a handful of brave souls were willing to risk their positions in the fight against the regime.

It's Friday morning. Employees of a bank in a district town are heading off for three days in the mountains for some modern team building. The aim is to strengthen the team, hone their work skills, and, above all, earn bonus points in the personal evaluation of the director, who has decided to kick-start his career by advancing to the branch management in the regional capital. To get promoted, he needs positive evaluations in all areas, including management activities, which he has completely neglected until now. Most employees have no idea what to expect. They imagine a company-paid school trip, but...

The history of famous Czech circus families is well known. However, even circus families are affected by the changing times, and so when Ferdinand, the father and ringmaster, bitterly complains that circuses used to stick together like a family, but today a family that sticks together is like a circus attraction, everyone has to think about how to save the international circus festival and, in fact, Circus Maximum itself.