Petr Pýcha: Happy Birthday, Mom!
Ondřej Vetchý and Jaroslava Pokorná in a bitter comedy about the disasters we can’t escape, even when everyone is doing their best and everyone means well toward one another.
Dramaturgie: Klára Novotná
Zvuk: Jonáš Rosůlek
Zvuková spolupráce: Martina Schneibergová
Hudba: Miroslav Tóth
Režie: Aleš Vrzák
Premiéra: 14. 9. 2025 (Český rozhlas Dvojka)
Petr runs a dental practice with his nurse Klára and has plenty of patients. He has a wife and two sons who aren't as grown-up as they look. He also has a mother who wants to live life to the fullest—and then some.
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And even though he has every intention of accommodating everyone, the annual family birthday trips usually end in a fiasco. What if he tried something different this time? So that everyone would be happy? And he could maybe watch some tennis for a while?
Screenwriter Petr Pýcha (Benzína Dehtov, Bulhar, etc.) once again combines wit and lighthearted dialogue with a quirky plot in this original comedy written for Czech Radio, in which the characters face their own mistakes, unexpected demands from those around them, and the capriciousness of fate.
Director Aleš Vrzák cast Ondřej Vetchý and Jaroslava Pokorná in the lead roles; listeners can also look forward to performances by Martha Issová, Lucie Štěpánková, Hubert Ludwig, František Florián, and others.
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We will be presenting the project at Prix Bohemia Radio
When: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Where: UP Arts Center, Film Hall – 3rd floor
Entrance: Free admission with accreditation
