On the Roof (2019)

Plot Summary

Situated in Prague, a 20-year-old Vietnamese named Song, hoped for a better future in Europe. But now in a Vietnamese district in Prague, he is trapped in a marijuana grow house and has life of a modern slave. Police rounds up the place. Song runs away on the rooftop of a condo building in a nearby district where he breaks down. Mr. Rypar (78) lives alone. He is fond of the old times, living in a strong opposition to modern world. Rypar goes up on the roof and meets Song standing on the very edge of the roof crying and the story begins.

Full Cast & Characters

Alois Švehlík

Antonín Rypar

Lukáš Duy Anh Tran

Song

Mária Havranová

Anna Slavenková

Vojtěch Dyk

Marek Molnár

Adrian Jastraban

Kokeš

David Švehlík

Martin Rypar

Radek Zima

Učitel Slavíček

Miroslav Táborský

Učitel Nouza

Martin Sitta

Prodavač v trafice

Viet Do Pham

Phong

Phu Anh Nguyen

Hoan

Denisa Pfauserová

Květinářka

Director & Crew

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