On the Roof (2019 film)

On the Roof (Czech: Na střeše) is a 2019 Czech comedy-drama film. It stars Alois Švehlík who replaced Jan Tříska, who died before shooting started.

Antonín Rypar is an old, cantankerous university professor who lives alone. One day he finds a Vietnamese named Song on his roof, and decides to take him in.

• Alois Švehlík as professor Antonín Rypar
• Duy Anh Tran as Song, a young Vietnamese man
• Vojtěch Dyk as Marek Molnár, neighbor
• Mária Bartalos as Anna Slavenková, neighbor
• Adrian Jastraban as Kokeš, building superintendent
• David Švehlík as Martin Rypar, Antonín's son
• Radek Zima as Josef Slavíček, teacher
• Miroslav Táborský as Nouza, teacher

The film was shot in Prague during August and September 2018. The film was adapted from a script written by Mádl in 2011 for the New York Film Academy.

• On the Roof at IMDb