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Home Care

Original title: Domácí péce
  • 20152015
  • 1h 32m
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6.9/10
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Home Care (2015)
ComedyDrama
Dedicated home care nurse Vlasta lives for her husband Lada, her daughter, and her patients. But then one day things change and Vlasta comes to realize that she might need some care too.Dedicated home care nurse Vlasta lives for her husband Lada, her daughter, and her patients. But then one day things change and Vlasta comes to realize that she might need some care too.Dedicated home care nurse Vlasta lives for her husband Lada, her daughter, and her patients. But then one day things change and Vlasta comes to realize that she might need some care too.
IMDb RATING
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    • Slávek Horák
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  • Stars
    • Alena Mihulová
    • Bolek Polívka
    • Tatiana Dyková
    • Slávek Horák
    • Slávek Horák
  • Stars
    • Alena Mihulová
    • Bolek Polívka
    • Tatiana Dyková
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    • 2User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
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    Alena Mihulová and Bolek Polívka in Home Care (2015)
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    Alena Mihulová and Bolek Polívka in Home Care (2015)
    Alena Mihulová in Home Care (2015)
    Alena Mihulová and Bolek Polívka in Home Care (2015)
    Zuzana Krónerová and Tatiana Dyková in Home Care (2015)
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    Alena Mihulová in Home Care (2015)
    Alena Mihulová in Home Care (2015)
    Alena Mihulová and Bolek Polívka in Home Care (2015)
    Alena Mihulová in Home Care (2015)
    Alena Mihulová, Bolek Polívka, and Marian Mitas in Home Care (2015)

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    Alena Mihulová
    Alena Mihulová
    • Vlasta
    Bolek Polívka
    Bolek Polívka
    • Láda
    Tatiana Dyková
    Tatiana Dyková
    • Hanácková
    • (as Tatiana Vilhelmová)
    Zuzana Krónerová
    Zuzana Krónerová
    • Miriam
    Sara Venclovská
    • Marcela
    Eva Matalová
    • Zelíková
    Marian Mitas
    Marian Mitas
    • Young doctor
    Helena Cermáková
    • Plasirybová
    Ivan Rehák
    • Hlavica
    Vladimír Kulhavý
    • Pazderka
    Jan Leflík
    • worker Mira
    Pavel Leicman
    • Hanácek
    Daniela Gudabová
    • Knízová
    Slávek Horák
    Slávek Horák
    • Robert
    Mikulás Kren
    Mikulás Kren
    • Mikulás Lapcík
    Jan Gogola Sr.
    • Mayor
    Frantisek Harnusek
    • Vicar
    Filip Brouk
    • Parson
      • Slávek Horák
      • Slávek Horák
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    An emotional and entirely human picture.
    The opening shot of a deer grazing in a field is unintentionally symbolic; in an accidental, contrarily negative way, it foreshadows the quietness of the plot and the slowness of the pacing. It isn't just that the subject matter clings to the excruciating blandness and despondency of small town minutia, it's that it chooses such a tiny slice of life to investigate - one more embroiled in morose realism than cinematic verve. Nevertheless, the basis in stark reality, regardless of how depressing, possesses a certain gravity - perhaps quite powerful to anyone who can relate to the scenarios and endure the details of slight, commonplace relationships and discourse.

    Voicing her concern over her rebellious daughter's ovaries and proneness to bladder infections - right in front of the young woman's boyfriend - home care nurse Vlasta (Alena Mihulova) seems perpetually distracted with other people's happiness. When she's not worrying over her own family, she's dealing with the eternal stubbornness of her disabled clients, who either ignore her advice or refuse to acknowledge why she's even present in their homes. Mr. Hlavica, for example, physically fights with her when she tries to retrieve him from a drunken slumber in a bathtub - resulting in the poor woman getting locked in the bathroom to wait for the police.

    To make matters worse, Vlasta spends more money on driving and gas than she recoups with her patients, forcing her to occasionally walk home in downpours. On one day in particular, after scoffing at the notion of the city's $2 million project to build a road underpass for frogs, she finds that she's missed the last bus back to her house. Trudging through the dark and the rain, she finally catches a ride on a motorcycle, only to end up in the hospital when a stray amphibian jumps out in front of the bike. After dislodging a piece of the taillight from her stomach, the doctor informs Vlasta that she has metastases, with pancreatic cancer being the prime culprit. And the prognosis is a mere 5-7 months to live.

    Many of the complementary interactions evoke pity or sadness, which helps to heighten the tragedy of Vlasta's situation. Curiously, though her financial position is discussed more than once, it doesn't actually play a significant part in her predicament. Instead, overcoming her own mental defeat - and certainly the medical professionals who have abandoned hope - becomes the greatest challenge. Some scenes are almost comical in their extreme woefulness, but there's an undeniable heart lurking under the melodramatic misfortunes.

    Following a plan of pragmatic details and imagery, though riddled with nudges toward thought-provoking introspections, the characters examine spirituality, holistic medicine, homemade remedies, a rekindling of romance, preoccupations, thoughts of betrayal/blame, and numerous other forms of denial to fight the looming calamity. Mihulova's acting is the winner here, as she authentically embodies the role of a woman with a terminal illness, never once failing to appear genuine in her determination, compassion, anger, and finally, embracement of mortality. She's about as real as it gets, rotating through the stages of coping and combating with plenty of believable emotions. If it weren't for the fact that "Home Care" unfolds like a play, or a work for a medium other than film, it would be a much more potent piece. Though it's small and calm and just a bit too long for its restrained, somber content, it's very touching and entirely human. And the ending is a monumentally artistic achievement - and strikingly brave for its satisfying ambiguity.

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      • July 16, 2015 (Czech Republic)
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