Summer cinema under the stars

WOOD Real Estate, Lakeside Park, Polus and Polus Towers have prepared popular summer screenings under the starry sky for you. This summer will be no different. Seven summer movie nights await you during July and August, every Friday in July at 9:30 p.m. and in August at 9:00 p.m.

Program:

July:

Friday, July 10, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

Boléro

Paris, the roaring twenties. Choreographer Ida Rubinstein chooses Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. She wants something bold and sensual. But Ravel, already a celebrated and respected composer, suddenly finds himself unable to write anything at all. As he revisits memories, confronts old loves, and faces his own failures, the composer dives deep into his past. In this sensitive portrait of an artist, he ultimately brings to life his greatest and most famous work — the iconic Boléro — which secures his place forever in the history of classical music.

Friday, July 17, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

Franz

A powerful story inspired by the life, work, and imagination of writer Franz Kafka, whose vision was far ahead of its time. Vegetarian, workaholic, introvert, outsider, lover through letters, and bureaucrat trapped in a nightmare. Franz is filled with imagination, humor, pain, and the inner world of a man who defined modern existential anxiety through his books. Even a hundred years after his death, Kafka remains a mirror of our deepest fears and desires. Director Agnieszka Holland creates a kaleidoscope of events from fragments, dreams, letters, and surviving stories, resulting in a sensually intense portrait of a man who never stopped searching for himself — and through that search touched something essential in all of us.

Friday, July 24, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

Dream Team

Marek is an unsuccessful basketball coach whose disabled son dreams of competing in the Paralympics in Rio. Unable to form a team of disabled athletes, Marek resorts to deception and, encouraged by his slightly eccentric neighbor, recruits healthy basketball players to pretend they have disabilities. Together with his unsuspecting wife, he travels with his “dream team” to Rio, where under the blazing Brazilian sun Marek begins to realize that karma is catching up with him — and that even the greatest athletic performance may not be enough to escape it. Dream Team is not only full of crazy comedic situations, but also tells a story about personal honor and the strength of parental love.

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

Through Thick and Thin

Love, joy, excitement, passion, sex — all of it slipped through Evžen and Anna’s fingers long ago after fifteen years of marriage. Their neighbors have the opposite “problem.” Tomáš and Laura are full of life: beautiful, passionate, and loud. Their wild games upstairs are impossible to ignore. Evžen finds it irritating, but in Anna a long-suppressed curiosity begins to awaken. An invitation to visit gradually takes an unexpected turn, revealing one secret after another. Will divorce come first — or new erotic experiences?

August:

Friday, August 7, 2026 at 9:00 p.m.

Father

Inspired by true events, this story follows a loving father whose life falls apart after a tragic mistake shatters his happy marriage and leaves him completely alone. Despite facing the threat of prison and an unbearable sense of guilt, he struggles to regain his wife’s trust and save the love that still binds them together through the pain. When he discovers that the true origin of the tragedy lies deep within the architecture of the human mind, a fragile path toward reconciliation begins to emerge. But can their love survive such a devastating failure? The film had its international premiere at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival, where it was screened in the Orizzonti section dedicated to emerging filmmakers and current cinematic trends.

Friday, August 14, 2026 at 9:00 p.m.

Madly

Our minds are very crowded places; we are all inhabited by many personalities that must coexist — rational, romantic, instinctive, and sometimes completely crazy. But who is really in control? Madly is the story of a first date, a delightful romantic comedy that takes us inside the minds of its two main characters to reveal the mysterious mechanisms that guide our behavior. The different personalities of the protagonists each have their own voices and physical forms, and we watch them argue, fight, celebrate, and grow emotional as they struggle to take control of the situation and make the final decision.

Friday, August 21, 2026 at 9:00 p.m.

Hitpig!

An elephant is missing — specifically, a large and exceptionally temperamental female elephant. She disappeared from Las Vegas, where she performed in a famous dance show, and her owner needs to find her as quickly as possible. He therefore contacts the best agent specializing in locating lost pets, known for achieving outstanding results. But the cheerful elephant presents him with an unexpected challenge. He soon realizes that not all lost animals want to be found, and that when some creatures are finally set free, the greatest reward of all may be true friendship.

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