Wrong Side Up

Wrong Side Up
Directed by	Petr Zelenka
Written by	Petr Zelenka
Starring	Ivan Trojan Zuzana Šulajová Miroslav Krobot Nina Divíšková Jiří Bartoška
Release date	24 February 2005 (2005-02-24)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Czech Republic
Language	Czech

Wrong Side Up (Czech: Příběhy obyčejného šílenství) is a 2005 Czech comedy-drama film written and directed by Petr Zelenka. It is an adaptation of Zelenka's play Tales of Common Insanity. It is a tale of people showing their internal loneliness by their choices in life. It was entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival.

Plot

A former aircrew member (Petr) is no longer flying, but works in an aviation-related dead-end job, loading boxes at an air-cargo company. He spends his working hours dreaming of re-winning the hand of his former fiancée (Jana), who has moved on to another man whose prospects seem better. He spends his off hours surreptitiously observing a female neighbor.

His parents also face personal problems: his mother has involved herself in causes promoting world peace but ignores her collapsing family; his father is fighting a midlife crisis by trying to pursue an extramarital affair with a colleague.

Cast

• Ivan Trojan as Petr
• Zuzana Šulajová as Jana
• Zuzana Stivínová as Jana (voice)
• Miroslav Krobot as Otec
• Nina Divíšková as Matka
• Karel Heřmánek as Šéf
• Petra Lustigová as Sylvie
• Jiří Bartoška as Jiří
• Zuzana Bydžovská as Alice
• Jana Hubinská as Teta
• Jiří Bábek as Aleš
• Marta Sládečková as Šefova žena
• Jan Lepšík as Kolega
• Matúš Bukovčan as Kolega
• Petr Lafek as Martin
• Peter Dubecký as Číšník
• Ida Sovová as Servírka
• Václav Strasser as Dublinář

Awards

• 2005 Czech Lion Awards: Best sound
• 2005 Czech Lion Awards: Best supporting actor, Miroslav Krobot
• 2006, Bronza Rosa Camuna: Best director, Bergamo Film Meeting

External links

• Wrong Side Up at IMDb