Don't Stop

Don't Stop

97 mins | June 14, 2012

Prague, 1983. The communist regime, in a suffocating atmosphere ruled over by the secret police, imposes "normalization". Miki and David need some kind of motivation to carry on in the communist wasteland. They discover The Clash's album 'London Calling' and, of course, decide to set up a punk band. But playing punk during normalization in Czechoslovakia isn't the best idea, an opinion shared not only by their horrified parents. Many decisions made under the influence of cheap alcohol and compulsive music could be more fatal than they initially seemed. A story about the revolt of some 18-year-olds against authority, against social norms, against adult duties and responsibility. It is about the search for one's own models and values. Although based on personal experiences from the early 1980s, it could have taken place at any time and anywhere, and is more than likely taking place somewhere right now.

Don't Stop

97 mins | June 14, 2012

Don't Stop
Prague, 1983. The communist regime, in a suffocating atmosphere ruled over by the secret police, imposes "normalization". Miki and David need some kind of motivation to carry on in the communist wasteland. They discover The Clash's album 'London Calling' and, of course, decide to set up a punk band. But playing punk during normalization in Czechoslovakia isn't the best idea, an opinion shared not only by their horrified parents. Many decisions made under the influence of cheap alcohol and compulsive music could be more fatal than they initially seemed. A story about the revolt of some 18-year-olds against authority, against social norms, against adult duties and responsibility. It is about the search for one's own models and values. Although based on personal experiences from the early 1980s, it could have taken place at any time and anywhere, and is more than likely taking place somewhere right now.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Universal Production Partners, HBO Česká republika, Evolution Films, Bystrouška, FilmFrame
Original title DonT Stop
Directors Richard Řeřicha
Writers Richard Řeřicha

Cast

Patrik Děrgel

as Miki

Lukáš Reichl

as Dejvid

Jakub Zedníček

as Viktor

Oliver Cox

as Inža

Jiří Kocman

as Márty

Kristína Svarinská

as Valérie

Klára Pollertová

as matka Mikiho

Jiří Štrébl

as otec Mikiho

Richard Fiala

as Kalič

Monika Svadbová

as sestra

Stanislava Jachnická

as Dejvidova matka

Jan Burian

as Majkl

Daniel Zulčák

as Goran

Adam Kubišta

as Honza

Miroslav Vrba

as Dolníček

Leoš Noha

as soused Rauch

Marek Taclík

as Mařas

Pavel Řezníček

as Miki v současnosti

Petr Lášek

as Krbeček

Roman Doležal

as Eddie

Viera Pavlíková

as Dejvidova babička