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A family comedy about how our banal worries can force us to see the world in a new light. After the wife/mother dies, the father (Martin Dejdar) and son (Vladimír Skultéty) become responsible for running the household, and they must deal with all the usual cares entailed therein. As capable, intelligent, and successful men they of course don't see this as a problem. Thus, they promptly refuse the help offered by a neighbor (Josef Abrhám). It soon becomes obvious that pride and vanity, rather than inexperience, are their greatest obstacles. As a result they gradually descend into a mire of embarrassments and catastrophes which gradually gnaw at their confidence and erode their belief in their own perfection. But then when things are at their worst Uncle Arthur (Ondrej Vetchý) comes to their aid...

"Sex, drugs and rock and roll", not in the West but in a Communist police state - Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia of the 1970s . Anti-hero Olin, 21, has just left a mental hospital, after having slashed his wrists to dodge military service. His prominence in the underground scene of youthful revolt makes him an increasing target for the forces of order. Eventually he is on the run, determined to cross the frontier to the "West" he dreams of.

This tragicomic parable is about the increasing power of an un-educated, ill-mannered and dishonest stoker working at a hotel in Bratislava. Making advantage of the confused political and social situation in the country after 1989 he gradually becomes the most powerful person in the business.

Director's memoirs of his childhood in a lively tenement house, in particular one hot summer day in 1949 when all tenants gathered to celebrate the wedding of the landlord's daughter. Small details slowly reveal that the narrator's recollection of the events may not be altogether correct.

Vaclav Hrubes (Jan Budar) and Josef Mares (Richard Krajco) are pals: They have no money; they are neither too smart nor too handsome. Hrubes works as a ticket inspector, Mares has no job at all. However he is a prominent member of the fan club of the Czech pop star Hana Zagorová and tries to lose weight each month with a different method. Both intensely long for love, women and a nice job. When his despotic father (Miroslav Donutil) kicks Hrubes out of his home, his mother (Iva Janzurová) is on the brink of a nervous breakdown and Mares's grandmother dies, our two guys start to live together.

Descendants of the noble Czadsky family return to their homeland years after being expelled by the socialist government. They decide to use old hunting gear to search for mysterious beings inhabiting the local hills.

A fresh perspective on contemporary life in Eastern Europe infuses this winning comic drama. Through a mosaic of real and dreamlike situations, we witness art history student Zuza fly off course in her effort to obtain as much from life as she can in the shortest possible time. Like most young people, she wants to study, earn big money, find and enjoy the love of her life, and replace her dysfunctional family with something more stable. Her story unfolds in present day Bratislava and Paris. Zuza, however, is not a typical poor student. Besides studying, she earns her living as a dubbing actress. She s independent, financially secure, and popular, but she lacks the permanent relationships, strong family ties and security that might bring a bit of order into her chaotic existence. It seems that only her eccentric grandmother Erzsebet, for whom Zuza cares dearly, can help Zuza settle down and find her true self.