Domestik

Domestique (Czech: Domestik) is a 2018 Czech sport drama directed by Adam Sedlák. It premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on 1 July 2018.[1][2]

Domestique
Directed byAdam Sedlák
Written byAdam Sedlák
StarringJiří Konvalinka, Tereza Hofová
CinematographyDušan Husár
Release date
  • 3 July 2018 (2018-07-03) (Karlovy Vary)
  • 27 September 2018 (2018-09-27) (Czech Republic)
Running time
117 minutes
CountryCzech Republic
LanguageCzech

Plot

The film is about Roman and his wife Šarlota. Roman is a professional biker obsessed with winning. He tries to get in shape after an injury. His wife Šarlota tries to get pregnant but Roman's obsession leads to deterioration of their relationship.[3]

Cast
  • Jiří Konvalinka as Roman
  • Tereza Hofová as Šarlota
  • Miroslav Hanuš as Doctor
  • Tomáš Bambusek as Kustod

Review

Hossein Eidizadeh wrote for Kinoscope that "Virtually the entire film happens in Roman’s apartment. For most of the film, we see him cycling madly on an exercise bike; we see the expansion and contraction of his muscles, as if we are following the routines of a laboratory rat under examination. You get so close to Roman and his obsession that, by the end of the film, you are out of breath, as if having cycled for two hours. Sedlák’s first film is visually compelling; he creates an ominous atmosphere in which the only sound heard is Roman’s breathing, his cycle, and the oxygen machine. Šarlota (Tereza Hofová), Roman’s wife, longs for a baby and the presence of the oxygen tent adds another level to this already horrifying story of alienation and makes way for the hard-to-forget ending of this domestic thriller."[4]

References
  1. "Ve Varech se za český film budou prát snímky Domestik a Všechno bude". iDNES.cz. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. "53. MFF KV - Domestik se představuje v intenzivním traileru - Totalfilm.cz". www.totalfilm.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. kinobox.cz, team at. "Jiří Konvalinka: Domestik je nekompromisní, moc podobných filmů u nás není". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. "TOP FIVE FILMS AT THE 53RD KARLOVY VARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Kinoscope. Retrieved 6 January 2019.


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