Daniel Landa: Bouře 2005

Young man in the prison is obsessed with a singer who is to perform in a new musical its director is currently auditioning for. He escapes and through complex and often very funny series of events ends up being the main star of the musical, only to be discovered by the police the day before the premiere...OK, enough spoilers! The story keeps going on... Lots of great dialogs, awesome music and singing, and ever-twisting story (plus, the parallels between the play's script and the real story) makes this one of the most enjoyable Czech movies I've seen in years (and I've seen many)! Definitely check it out if you like comedy, drama, musicals, and theater.

Kvaska

Tacho is Mirjam Landa's black comedy about a successful rally driver and his race of a lifetime. Alex (Daniel Landa) cannot imagine life without rally, devoting himself exclusively to it. After an accident during which his co-driver is seriously injured, and with the date of the most important race of the season inexorably approaching, Alex's manager is desperately searching for a replacement co-driver. Alex wants to race at all costs, despite the explicit ban on driving imposed by his doctor. He has been racing for 15 years, but the greatest achievement has always escaped him by a hair's breadth. After a fated encounter with a girl, he surprisingly decides that she--the totally inexperienced Lucy (Olga Lounová)--will be his co-driver in this race of a lifetime, and she is also committed to victory. The German, Weber (Timothy Otis), Alex's greatest rival, already sees himself as the winner. Two English racing drivers, Charlie (Julian Pindar) and Dave (Christopher Rithin), are also practicing intensely, albeit for something entirely different from rally. Will this dramatic race have any winner at all?