Rostislav Novák

Acting

Rostislav Novák

Born

1979-12-24 (46)

Place of birth

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Known for

Acting

Credits

42 titles

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

Past poster
6.3

In 1951, the well-known Czech actress Jiřina Štěpničková receives a letter from Austria from director František Čáp, who has recently emigrated. He invites her to the West and promises her roles in theater and film. She decides to seize the opportunity and flee. Together with a small group of people and her young son Jirka, she entrusts herself to a smuggler and embarks on a risky journey across the border. But something goes wrong. They are caught. Everything had been planned in advance. The smuggler himself is a member of the StB. But that's only the beginning.

Past

2020

Na krev poster
2.0

A time-lapse documentary capturing the eighth generation of the Kopecký family of puppeteers through brothers Rosťa and Vítek Novák at a key period in their existence - from 2014, when they acquired their own space called Jatka 78 and first sniffed at more ambitious projects with the new circus company Cirk La Putyka.

Na krev

2020

Sweethearts poster
4.0

The fates of several women intertwine as they navigate professional setbacks, repair dysfunctional relationships and take control of their lives.

Sweethearts

2020

No artwork available
NR

A new circus performance about angels and humans, whose heroes wander between earth and heaven, between memories, the present, and the world of fantasy. Up End Down is Cirku La Putyka's second project and one of its most successful – the ensemble has been performing it for over ten years... The story of a man who lives only with his memories. He is unable to detach himself from them and live freely and at ease. Everyone sometimes thinks about what will happen when that "final moment" comes. What will it look like and what will follow? Up End Down is a look at the journey from birth to death through fantasy, a journey between earth and heaven. A crossroads of genres, streets, heaven and earth, birth and death, memories and the present, smiles and tears, ups and downs.

Up End Down Symphony

2021

Ordinary Failures poster
5.0

A misfit teenager, an anxious mother, and a recent widow see their day interrupted by a mysterious natural phenomenon. As their world descends into chaos, the three women struggle to find their place in life.

Ordinary Failures

2022

2010s · 6 titles

2000s · 4 titles

The Red Baron poster
6.7

Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.

The Red Baron

2008

No artwork available
7.0

Produced by Czech television, Mestecko (Small Town) is the directorial debut of theatrical veteran Jan Kraus. This episodic comedy is set in the small town of Mestecko (which literally translates to "small town") right before the Velvet Revolution of 1989. Tonda (Vlastimil Brabec) leads an ensemble cast of townsfolk who are eager to experience capitalism, but are unaware of how it's supposed to work. They set out to pull get-rich-quick schemes and end up creating their own version of free enterprise. For instance, a group of men run for office as a political party called the"Independent Eroticists" so they can hire a stripper to perform for the town. Individual business owners plot various schemes in order to participate in the new economy as the town heads into the '90s

Small Town

2003

No artwork available
6.0

"I'm feeling like a dog, doctor". Mr. Ota Posta is not feeling very well lately, deprived and humiliated like a dog he turns into one.

Psí kus

2005

No artwork available
NR

The story of František Stára, a recovering alcoholic, concertmaster, and composer. After returning from alcohol rehabilitation, he quickly realizes that his euphoric determination to start over is a tragic illusion. His wife has moved out of their apartment and found another man. A similar fiasco awaits him at his former job and later during his short stint at an elementary art school. At the most difficult moment, when František's private hopes and professional plans are collapsing and he resigns, he is selflessly helped by his former fellow patient from the clinic, Eda Mandík. This man, himself weak, inconsistent, and irresponsible, with unexpected and self-destructive devotion, gives up his own personal happiness and energetically spurs his flagging will to save his only friend. The price Eda pays for this act is not small, but his sacrifice was meaningful.

Hodina klavíru

2007

Series credits

Cesty domů poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Cesty domů

2010

Cesty domů poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Cesty domů

2010

Crossing Lines poster
6.7

Through globalization, many countries have been opened and barriers removed to ensure easy trade, travel and cultural diversity. However, this openness has given opportunities to criminals looking to exploit the system and ultimately threaten our global safety. As Europe has become a "safe house" for criminals eluding law enforcers, a special kind of law enforcement team is needed to handle specific ongoing crimes on a global level. "Crossing Lines" is the story of one such team, made up of five international cops, headed by Captain Daniel. The team - comprised of individuals who have little in common - must learn to live and work under the most dangerous and potentially deadly conditions. Housed in an unused storage section underneath the ICC, this mismatched team faces bureaucratic, jurisdictional and cultural obstacles while traversing continents in pursuit of justice.

Crossing Lines

2013

Velmi křehké vztahy poster
1.2

No synopsis available yet.

Velmi křehké vztahy

2007

Rodinná pouta poster
3.8

No synopsis available yet.

Rodinná pouta

2004

Ohnivý kuře poster
5.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ohnivý kuře

2016

Kamarádi poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kamarádi

2024

Kamarádi poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kamarádi

2024

Případy 1. oddělení poster
8.3

No synopsis available yet.

Případy 1. oddělení

2014

Inkognito poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Inkognito

2021

Burning Bush poster
7.1

Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set himself on fire in protest against the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1969. Dagmar Burešová, a young female lawyer, became part of his legacy by defending Jan's family in a trial against the communist government, a regime which tried to dishonour Palach’s sacrifice, a heroic action for the freedom of Czechoslovakia.

Burning Bush

2013

Temný Kraj poster
5.4

No synopsis available yet.

Temný Kraj

2017

Temný Kraj poster
5.4

No synopsis available yet.

Temný Kraj

2017

Ranč U Zelené sedmy poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Ranč U Zelené sedmy

1998

Ranč U Zelené sedmy poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

Ranč U Zelené sedmy

1998

Ratolesti poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

Ratolesti

2025

Svět pod hlavou poster
8.1

No synopsis available yet.

Svět pod hlavou

2017

Ochránce poster
7.5

Alex Plan, a school ombudsman, strives for fair solutions for everyone, often going against the grain of the system and established practices. He advocates for people experiencing problems in education and tackles issues such as teacher murder and student sexual harassment.

Ochránce

2021

Zrádci poster
9.5

David must join forces with police analyst Petra as they are drawn deep into the tangled web of who controls the flow of meth into Europe.

Zrádci

2020

We’re on it, Comrades! poster
7.3

David (Jiří Macháček) has one task: to investigate paranormal cases. But he doesn't feel like it. It's the 1980s, and there are a lot of annoying people who call each other "comrade." He doesn't believe in anything paranormal anyway. He prefers to sit in his office, pretending to work on research into satanic references in Western music, and enjoys listening to LPs that no one else in the country has. The world would be beautiful, but his superior assigns him a new colleague, Vojta (Jan Cina). This overzealous newcomer talks about pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and how science doesn't have answers to all the mysteries of the world yet. This mismatched duo has no choice but to cooperate in investigating bizarre cases that all other security forces in the state can't handle. To make it harder, they are constantly monitored by a pair of StB agents – the tough agent Snížková (Anna Fialová) and the sweetheart Hora (Leoš Noha).

We’re on it, Comrades!

2024

Jan Hus poster
9.0

Prague at the end of the 14th century: King Wenceslas, his brother Sigismund, the Archbishop of Prague Zbynek and three popes are locked in a power struggle. All lay claim to influence over the Holy See. Jan Hus, a master of Charles University and preacher, feels partly responsible for the fate of the divided church and its faithful, for whom it serves as a role model. He thus attracts the resentment of the powerful. "Jan Hus" is the story of a man who, because of his convictions, faced death in the battle between the opinions and ambitions of ecclesiastical and secular authorities.

Jan Hus

2015

The Lens poster
8.7

The 25-year-old son of a respected police officer reluctantly joins the force as a traffic photographer after repeatedly failing to get into film school in this intriguing Czech crime drama series.

The Lens

2014

Bazén poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bazén

2005

Behind the camera

No artwork available
NR

A new circus performance about angels and humans, whose heroes wander between earth and heaven, between memories, the present, and the world of fantasy. Up End Down is Cirku La Putyka's second project and one of its most successful – the ensemble has been performing it for over ten years... The story of a man who lives only with his memories. He is unable to detach himself from them and live freely and at ease. Everyone sometimes thinks about what will happen when that "final moment" comes. What will it look like and what will follow? Up End Down is a look at the journey from birth to death through fantasy, a journey between earth and heaven. A crossroads of genres, streets, heaven and earth, birth and death, memories and the present, smiles and tears, ups and downs.

Up End Down Symphony

2021

La Putyka: Kaleidoscope poster
NR

Crazy jumps on a giant teeterboard, group dance choreography, aerial acrobatics, and trampoline flights. Gags alternate with tricks and rhythmic music with laughter, hypnotic images contrasting with summer parties under the open sky. Tradition meets modernity, seasoned pub-goers mingle with young circus blood. A total of eight acrobats, actors, and dancers flash through the performance like colorful strips in a kaleidoscope. Don't think. Open your eyes, prick up your ears, and let yourself be absorbed by a garish collage of skill and joy.

La Putyka: Kaleidoscope

2020

Honey poster
NR

A perfect symbiosis of two completely different ensembles. Members of the popular Dejvické divadlo theater, known for their intimate dramatic acting, have joined forces with the stars of the new circus ensemble Cirk La Putyka. Together, they tell a romantic story based on real events in a completely original form. The main character takes us through a period of her life when she was capable of doing almost anything for love.

Honey

2021