On the Roof (Czech: Na střeše) is a 2019 Czech comedy-drama film.[4] It stars Alois Švehlík who replaced Jan Tříska, who died before shooting started.[5]
On the Roof | |
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Czech | Na střeše |
Directed by | Jiří Mádl |
Written by | Jiří Mádl |
Starring | Alois Švehlík, Duy Anh Tran |
Distributed by | Falcon a.s. |
Release date | |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Czech Republic |
Language | Czech |
Budget | 41 million CZK[3] |
Antonín Rypar is an old, cantankerous university professor who lives alone. One day he finds a Vietnamese named Song on his roof, and decides to take him in.
The film was shot in Prague during August and September 2019.[5] The film was adapted from a script written by Mádl in 2011 for the New York Film Academy.[6]
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