Wrong Side Up
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.[1]
| Wrong Side Up | |
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| Directed by | Petr Zelenka | 
| Written by | Petr Zelenka | 
| Starring | Ivan Trojan Zuzana Šulajová Miroslav Krobot Nina Divíšková Jiří Bartoška  | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 100 minutes | 
| Country | Czech Republic | 
| Language | Czech | 
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
 
References
    
- "27th Moscow International Film Festival (2005)". MIFF. Retrieved 2013-04-14.