On the Roof
2019, Czech. Directed by Jiří Mádl.
Situated in Prague, a 20-year-old Vietnamese named Song, hoped for a better future in Europe. But now in a Vietnamese district in Prague, he is trapped in a marijuana grow house and has life of a modern slave. Police rounds up the place. Song runs away on the rooftop of a condo building in a nearby district where he breaks down. Mr. Rypar (78) lives alone. He is fond of the old times, living in a strong opposition to modern world. Rypar goes up on the roof and meets Song standing on the very edge of the roof crying and the story begins.
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- Language
- Czech
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Cast & crew
- Jiří MádlDirector
- Alois ŠvehlíkAntonín Rypar
- Lukáš Duy Anh TranSong
- Mária HavranováAnna Slavenková
- Vojtěch DykMarek Molnár
- Adrian JastrabanKokeš
- David ŠvehlíkMartin Rypar
- Radek ZimaUčitel Slavíček
- Miroslav TáborskýUčitel Nouza
- Martin SittaProdavač v trafice
- Viet Do PhamPhong
- Phu Anh NguyenHoan
- Denisa PfauserováKvětinářka
Details
- Released
- 7 February 2019
- Original title
- Na střeše
- Country
- Czech Republic, Slovakia
- Written by
- Jiří Mádl
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On the Roof isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked On the Roof, try Almost Friends, Treasure, Landline.
Who directed On the Roof?
On the Roof (2019) was directed by Jiří Mádl and stars Alois Švehlík, Lukáš Duy Anh Tran, Mária Havranová.