Domestique

A minimalist study of the disintegration of the body and relationship, awarded the Czech Lion.

Domestik
Czechia, Slovakia 2018
117 min.
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Top cyclist Roman has had enough of serving as a domestique, a bicycle racer who sacrifices for the team. And since strenuous training and a strict regimen don't lead to the type of performance he longs for, he sets up an oxygen tent at home. His obsession with having a sports career, however, renders him oblivious to his wife Sarlota's desire to have a baby.

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Credits
Director: Adam Sedlák
Screenplay: Adam Sedlák
Cinematography: Dušan Husár
Music: Cyril Kaplan, Kryštof Kaplan
Editing: Šimon Hájek
Production Design: Ondřej Lipenský
Producer: Jakub Jíra, Ivan Ostrochovský
Cast: Tereza Hofová, Jiří Konvalinka, Miroslav Hanuš, Tomáš Bambušek
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