On the Roof (2019 film) explained

On the Roof
Native Name:
Director:	Jiří Mádl
Starring:	Alois Švehlík Duy Anh Tran Vojtěch Dyk David Švehlík
Distributor:	Falcon a.s.
Runtime:	97 minutes
Country:	Czech Republic
Language:	Czech
Budget:	41 million CZK^[1]

On the Roof (Czech: '''Na střeše''') is a 2019 Czech comedy-drama film.^[2] It stars Alois Švehlík who replaced Jan Tříska, who died before shooting started.

Plot

Antonín Rypar is an old, cantankerous university professor who lives alone. One day he finds a Vietnamese named Song on his roof, and decides to take him in.

Cast

• Alois Švehlík as professor Antonín Rypar
• Duy Anh Tran as Song
• Vojtěch Dyk as Marek Molnár, neighbor
• Mária Bartalos as Anna Slavenková, neighbor
• Adrian Jastraban as Kokeš, building superintendent
• David Švehlík as Martin Rypar, Antonín's son
• Radek Zima as Josef Slavíček, teacher
• Miroslav Táborský as Nouza, teacher

Production

The film was shot in Prague during August and September 2018.^[3] The film was adapted from a script written by Mádl in 2011 for the New York Film Academy.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Na střeše - Tržby a návštěvnost . KINOMANIAK . 15 January 2020 . cs.
2. Web site: kinobox.cz . team at . "Na střeše": Kdo je kdo v novince režiséra Jiřího Mádla? . Kinobox.cz . 3 August 2019 . cs.
3. Web site: Alois Švehlík nahradil Třísku. Teď balancuje s Mádlem Na střeše . iDNES.cz . 6 October 2019 . 14 August 2018.
4. Web site: Rynda . Vojtěch . Hledání náhrady za Jana Třísku bylo zvláštní, říká o novém filmu Jiří Mádl. Švehlík jako jediný neuměl na zkoušce text . Deník N . 6 October 2019 . cs-CZ . 8 February 2019.