← Back

Pupendo

2003 · 2 h
Directed by Jan Hřebejk · Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia · Contemporary European Art Cinema
ComedyDrama

Where to watch in the United States: Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.

Cast

Bolek Polívka Eva Holubová Jaroslav Dusek Jiří Pecha Vilma Cibulková Lukás Baborský

Credits

Written by: Petr Sabach

Plot

Artist Bedřich Mára (Bolek Polivka) is unable to find much secure work due to his public antagonism toward the ruling Communist Party. He has a wife and two children. Life begins to change when art historian Alois Fábera (Jiři Pecha) begins working on a piece about Bedřich, leading to a job offer from a Party official. Things are looking up, until the wrong people hear portions of the historian's writing.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jan Hřebejk's Czech comedy, with Bolek Polívka, is warm, sad and funny, about the end of communism and its leftover absurdity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

View on Letterboxd ↗

Ratings

IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,589 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

If you liked this

Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.