A Boring Afternoon

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A Boring Afternoon

1965

0h 13m

6.7(17 votes)

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Overview

Several parties—a prostitute, aging football players, working girls, two men playing pool, and a hedonistic young man—each coalesce in a tavern.

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Kamila Turková

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Leopold Smolík

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Josef Vaništa

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Jan Tožička

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Miloš Končický

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Ota Hurych

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Bohumil Hrabal

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