''Men in Hope'' () is a 2011 Czech romantic

sex comedy Sexual comedy (also known as, sex comedy and erotic comedy) is a genre in which comedy is motivated by sexual situations and love affairs. Although "sexual comedy" is primarily a description of dramatic forms such as theatre and film, literary wor ...

film written and directed by

Jiří Vejdělek Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE'') is a Czech language, Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George (given name), George. Notable people with the name include: B *Georg Benda (Jiří Antonín Benda), Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeist ...

Plot

Ondřej (

Jiří Macháček Jiří Macháček (born 6 July 1966 in Litoměřice) is a Czechs, Czech actor and singer. Education Macháček graduated from high school in Prague before attending Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory, the Law Faculty at Charles University in Prague, ...

), a timid and reserved man, is in a monotonous marriage with Alice (

Petra Hřebíčková Petra Hřebíčková (born 20 September 1979) is a Czech Republic, Czech stage and film actress. Her film debut was in the 2006 comedy ''I Served the King of England (film), I Served the King of England''. On stage, she acted for six years at th ...

). On the contrary, his promiscuous father-in-law Rudolf (

Bolek Polívka Boleslav Polívka (born 31 July 1949, in Vizovice) is a Czech film and theatre actor, mime, playwright, and screenwriter. He has appeared in more than 40 films. Career Polívka first started appearing in films in the 1960s. He graduated from ...

) who lives next door has a happy marriage of 35 years with Marta (

Simona Stašová Simona Stašová (born 19 March 1955) is a Czech stage, film and television actress. Since making her theatre debut in 1976, she has acted on stage in theatres and appeared in numerous films and television productions. Stašová has won multiple ...

). As Ondřej's marriage gets increasingly boring, Rudolf encourages Ondřej to imitate him to save his marriage. Ondřej rejects it but he changes his mind after he meets Šarlota (

Vica Kerekes Éva "Vica" Kerekes (born 28 March 1981) is a Slovak actress of Hungarian ethnicity. She is active in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. She is often referred to and credited as Vica Kerekésová, Vica Kerekešová, and Kerekes Vica. Sh ...

), a new date of Rudolf in a billiard room.

Cast

as Ondřej *

as Rudolf *

as Alice *

as Šarlota *

as Marta *

Lukáš Langmajer Lukas is an English form of the Greek name Λουκάς, which is Romanized as Loukas. Popularity In 2013, with the alternative spelling of Lucas, it was the ninth most popular name for boys in Australia. Meaning and different spellings *Amhari ...

as Louis *

Hynek Čermák Hynek Čermák (born 19 February 1973) is a Czech actor. Selected filmography Film * '' Little Knights Tale'' (2009) * '' Kajínek'' (2010) * '' Men in Hope'' (2011) * '' Innocence'' (2011) * '' Gangster Ka'' (2015) * '' Po strništi bos'' (201 ...

as Masér * Filip Antonio as Pavlík * Michal Novotný as waiter in Café Max * Jitka Čvančarová as guide *

Eliška Křenková Eliška Křenková (born 31 January 1990 in Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava Rive ...

as Irena * Emma Smetana as Bára * Berenika Kohoutová as young Marta * Václav Jílek as young Rudolf

Reception

Kamil Fila of Czech website ''Aktuálně.cz'' stated: "It is difficult to say when the trend began in Czech cinema with the stream of sexual innuendos replacing a coherent plot, but ''Men in Hope'' represents its peak so far."

References

External links

* 2011 films 2011 romantic comedy films 2010s sex comedy films 2010s Czech-language films Films about adultery Czech romantic comedy films Czech sex comedy films {{2010s-CzechRepublic-film-stub