Rules of Lies (2006)

Plot Summary

33-year-old Roman decides to tackle his drug addiction by undergoing group therapy as part of a community holed up on an isolated farm in the Šumava mountains. Twelve people, men and women of varying ages and social status, voluntarily subject themselves to a tough regime under the supervision of three therapists. Many of them have stared death in the face already – overdoses, suicide attempts, and aggression heightened by the use of hard drugs, outwardly affecting even the strongest of them. Each brings something of his past into the group, which he has to experience again, both for himself and for those assembled. Past anguish, wrongs and guilt give rise to new problems: in this thickening atmosphere of suspicion and lies, who can still be trusted? This intimate psychological drama deliberately sets out to break up the tight narrative form through retrospectives in which we learn about the past life of each individual.

Full Cast & Characters

Jiří Langmajer

Milan

David Švehlík

Roman

Petra Jungmanová

Jolana

Klára Issová

Monika

Martin Trnavský

Adam

Igor Chmela

Tom

Jan Budař

Filip

Martin Stránský

Zdeněk

David Novotný

Karel

Jaroslav Plesl

Martin

Eva Vrbková

Dana

Jana Janěková

Marcela

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