How a Man Gives Birth

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How a Man Gives Birth (1980)

Directed by Zdeněk Troška, Vladimír Drha, Jan Ekl

Drama · 1h 25m

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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Cast

Crew

Director
Zdeněk Troška, Vladimír Drha, Jan Ekl
Screenplay
David Jan Novotný, Jan Ekl
Director of Photography
Jiří Hošek, Miloš Petrolín, Antonín Holub
Original Music Composer
Harry Macourek, Jaromír Vogel
Editor
Petr Sitár

Details

Original title
Jak rodí chlap
Release date
1980-08-08
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama
Original language
CS
Spoken languages
Czech
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov