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How a Man Gives Birth (1980)

How a Man Gives Birth (1980)

Drama
Release Date: 1980, August 8
Directors: Zdeněk Troška, Vladimír Drha, Jan Ekl
Countries: Czechoslovakia
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast: Radka Fidlerová, Petr Drozda, Jiří Lábus, Petr Pospíchal, Marie Málková, Simona Stašová, Tomáš Sedláček, Oldřich Vlach, Lenka Termerová, Jana Altmannová, Pavel Zedníček, František Řehák

Overview:

The hero of the opening story, the Postman Puppet (directed by Zdeněk Troška), works as a postman in the mountains. When his wife is taken to the maternity ward, he goes on his usual hike through the solitudes. Little Libor goes after the father of two girls (Petr Pospíchal), who longs for a son. Meanwhile, the weather on the ridges worsens sharply. An experienced mountaineer and his little friend spend the night in a makeshift shelter... The second episode of Hádanka (directed by Jan Ekl) has a criminal plot. A new father (Vlastimil Hašek) gets drunk with friends in a wine bar and the next day becomes a suspect in a murder. He doesn't remember the critical moments, but his testimony leads to the capture of the real perpetrator... The main character of the final short story True Love (directed by Vladimír Drha) is a frat boy (Pavel Zedníček) who spends whole days in pubs. He gets a harsh lesson from his wife, who refuses to let him see the baby...

Keywords:

anthology father and child