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On the Roof

On the Roof

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 7, 2019

Genres

Drama, Comedy

User Score

62%

Original Title

Na střeše

Production Companies

Dawson Productions, Česká televize, RTVS, Barrandov Studio, Hitchhiker Cinema, innogy Česká republika

Director

Jiří Mádl

Description

Situated in Prague, a 20-year-old Vietnamese named Song, hoped for a better future in Europe. But now in a Vietnamese district in Prague, he is trapped in a marijuana grow house and has life of a modern slave. Police rounds up the place. Song runs away on the rooftop of a condo building in a nearby district where he breaks down. Mr. Rypar (78) lives alone. He is fond of the old times, living in a strong opposition to modern world. Rypar goes up on the roof and meets Song standing on the very edge of the roof crying and the story begins.