Panelstory or Birth of a Community
Panelstory aneb Jak se rodí sídliště
1981 · 1h 36m · Comedy, Drama · Czechoslovakia
A comedy about things big and small
An old man is wandering round a badly signposted and as yet mostly under construction Prague housing estate looking for the high rise block into which he is supposed to be moving with his daughter's family. The old granddad from the countryside likes chatting, nothing escapes his eyes and he wants to give everyone a helping hand.
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Věra Chytilová6.2Smart score
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