Papa

This feature-length documentary presents a loving and humorous portrait of the artistic and private life of Zdeněk Svěrák, famous as a writer, actor, lyricist, screenwriter, and father. "We started where Elementary School took place, in the Prague suburb of Bohdalec; we took a peek at Kopidlno, the place where he survived the war as a seven-year-old; we went to Žatec where he started out as a teacher and wanted to become a famous writer... We traveled with the Jára Cimrman Theater during its winter tour to the mountains; and in summer we visited his country house." Many other people appear in the film who have been instrumental in Svěrák's personal life and career. Another major element involves the professional cooperation of the father and son tandem, which during the shooting went through a painful creative crisis, all the more delicate in that professional approaches, opinions and attitudes became intertwined with family relationships...