Petr Pýcha: Many Happy Returns, Mum!
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 assistant Klára and has no shortage of patients. He has a wife and two sons who are not as grown-up as they appear. He also has a mother determined to live her life to the fullest.
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And although he genuinely tries to accommodate everyone, the family's annual birthday outings usually end in fiasco. What if he tried doing things differently this time – in a way that would keep everyone happy and perhaps even allow him to watch a little tennis?
In this original comedy written for Czech Radio, screenwriter Petr Pýcha once again combines witty, light-footed dialogue with an unconventional plot in which the characters confront their own mistakes, the unexpected demands of those around them and the mischievous whims of fate.
Director Aleš Vrzák cast Ondřej Vetchý and Jaroslava Pokorná in the leading roles supported by Martha Issová, Lucie Štěpánková, Hubert Ludwig, František Florián and others.
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
