Ceiling

The young Marta has made a break in her medical education to fully invest in her career as a model. We follow her for a day in her life, almost completely without hearing her voice. It is seldom that Marta gets the space to speak, instead she is mostly subject to the voice of others.

Cast

Marta Kaňovská

as Marta

Julián Chytil

as Julián

Jaroslav Satoranský

as Honza

Josef Abrhám

as Pepik

Ladislav Mrkvička

as Jarda

Jiří Menzel

Boubaker Adjali

Beyene Afework

Ludmila Píchová

Soňa Neumannová

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