Men in Hope


Men in Hope is a 2011 Czech romantic sex comedy film written and directed by Jiří Vejdělek.

Plot

Ondřej, a timid and reserved man, is in a monotonous marriage with Alice. On the contrary, his promiscuous father-in-law Rudolf who lives next door has a happy marriage of 35 years with Marta. 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, a new date of Rudolf in a billiard room.

Cast

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."