The Motive for Murder

A short story film depicting the three different faces of crime. In the short story "The Weekend", Karas kills a woman he raped some time ago in order to silence her. However, he accidentally kills another woman. In "Hostages", a drug addict, Chaban, terrorizes the hospital's operating team, but the disciplined doctors handle the difficult situation. In "The Pickpocket", the thief Benda wants to return to his trade immediately after his release, but his attempt ends tragically.

Cast

Ilja Prachař

as Karas (segment "Víkend")

Antonie Hegerliková

as Karasová (segment "Víkend")

Helga Čočková

as Šteklová (segment "Víkend")

Zdena Studenková

as Věra (segment "Víkend")

Vlado Černý

as Petr (segment "Víkend")

Vlastimil Hašek

as Štekl (segment "Víkend")

František Hanus

as Cyril (segment "Víkend")

Eva Friedrichová

as Cyrilová (segment "Víkend")

Václav Postránecký

as Capt. Havránek (segment "Víkend")

Jan Teplý

as Lt. Šíma (segment "Víkend")

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