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How a Man Gives Birth
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How a Man Gives Birth

1980-08-08 · 85 min · ★ 7.5

Drama

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...

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Production details

Directors
Vladimír Drha, Zdeněk Troška, Jan Ekl
Production companies
Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Petr Pospíchal(segment "Poštovský panáček")
David Marvan(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Daniela BartákováDaniela Bartáková(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Žaneta FuchsováŽaneta Fuchsová(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Magdalena Thořová(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Simona StašováSimona Stašová(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Svatopluk Říčánek(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Miroslav Běloušek(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Eva Lorenzová(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Marie Štrampachová(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Magdalena Pivoňková(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Alena Karešová(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Vlastimila VlkováVlastimila Vlková(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Zdeněk Mošnička(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Václav Syřiště(segment "Poštovský panáček")
František Velíšek(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Josef Hochmann(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Jaroslav Koldovský(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Karel Novák(segment "Poštovský panáček")
Josef Mrtka(segment "Poštovský panáček")

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