
A Boring Afternoon
1965-07-23 · 13 min · ★ 6.8
Several parties—a prostitute, aging football players, working girls, two men playing pool, and a hedonistic young man—each coalesce in a tavern.
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- Directors
- Ivan Passer
- Production companies
- Filmové studio Barrandov
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
- Status
- Released
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