The Doctor from Hippopotamus Lake

The Doctor from Hippopotamus Lake
Doktor od Jezera hrochů

Czech Republic / 2010 / 106 min
Fiction

The Doctor from Hippopotamus Lake
Doktor od Jezera hrochů

Czech Republic / 2010 / 106 min
Fiction

In a light comic hyperbole, we follow the story of a good, kind but practically unfit-for-today’s-world doctor, Čeněk Dobešek. Although a reliable doctor, he has no idea how to use his profession or calling to his advantage like some of his colleagues. Satisfied living in a drab one-bedroom apartment alongside his beautiful wife, Zuzana, and unfortunately his appalling mother-in-law, Marie Košvancová, he willingly complies with all who ring the bell and demand his services no matter what the hour. His humility and willingness annoys his mother- in-law, who would rather have as a son-in-law a prominent doctor who earns big bucks and does not serve just anyone and for free, as Čeněk does. This is a traditional dialog comedy fashioned after 70s and 80s comedies that still appeal to audiences.

Cast / Adéla Gondíková , Bohumil Klepl , Zuzana Slavíková , Jiří Langmajer , Eva Holubová , Jaroslav Šmíd , Alžbeta Stanková , Oldřich Navrátil , Jitka Smutná , Tereza Bebarová    Writer / Zdeněk Troška , Marek Kališ    DoP / Asen Šopov    Editor / Dalibor Lipský    Sound / Pavel Dvořák

Release date / 25 February 2010

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