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Mandragora

Mandragora

He was 15 – an innocent from a small village, soon to be trapped in the erotic underworld of Prague.

19975.62h 6m

Overview

Marek is a 15-year-old from a provincial village who runs away to Prague when he begins to fail at school. He is mugged shortly after arriving in the city and is rescued by Honza with the promise of work. Marek is taken to an apartment, drugged, and becomes a male prostitute. He is a bit smarter than his colleagues and teams up with a friend, David, in order to go after bigger scores – to cash in and get out. They manage to stash away a bit of money, but when it comes time to return home, Marek loses his nerve and is soon back in the city.

Directed by Wiktor Grodecki
Written by David Švec, Wiktor Grodecki
Produced by Jaroslav Staněk, Petr Hlinovský
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Top Cast

Miroslav Čáslavka

Miroslav Čáslavka

Marek

David Švec

David Švec

David

Pavel Skřípal

Pavel Skřípal

Honza

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Kostas Zerdaloglu

Krysa

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Miroslav Breu

Libor

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Jiří Kodeš

Otec

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Karel Polišenský

Saša

Richard Toth

Richard Toth

George

J

Jiri Pachmann

Mr. Franta

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Pavel Kočí

Rudy

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Themes & Keywords

runawayprague, czech republicmale homosexualityprostitutionlgbtdrogodependenciarent boygay theme

About Mandragora

Mandragora is a drama film released in 1997 exploring themes of runaway, prague, czech republic, male homosexuality, prostitution, lgbt, drogodependencia. Directed by Wiktor Grodecki, it stars Miroslav Čáslavka, David Švec, Pavel Skřípal. Marek is a 15-year-old from a provincial village who runs away to Prague when he begins to fail at school. He is mugged shortly after arriving in the city and is rescued by Honza with the promise of work. Marek is taken to an apartment, drugged, and becomes a male prostitute. He is a bit smarter than his colleagues and teams up with a friend, David, in order to go after bigger scores – to cash in and get out. They manage to stash away a bit of money, but when it comes time to return home, Marek loses his nerve and is soon back in the city.

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