Me, brother and the name Hrušínský
“The name of a famous acting family carries both the joy and the burden of heritage.”
2025•UR•1h 8m•7.0•Released
Documentary
According to family legend, the name Hrušínský was born after Rudolf and Jan Hrušínský's grandfather Rudolf Böhm was caught stealing pears on a theater stage. The German name Böhm suddenly became Hruškovský and shortly after that Hrušínský. Grandfather Rudolf, later known as Rudolf Hrušínský the eldest, adopted the surname as his own and began using it in 1935. However, the history of the Hrušínský acting family goes back much further. It is therefore not surprising that the brothers Rudolf and Jan also took the same path. The documentary charts their acting beginnings alongside their father Rudolf Hrušínský Sr., from their first roles, through theater engagements at the Drama Studio in Ústí nad Labem and the Drama Club in Prague, to unforgettable film and television roles, when three generations of Hrušínskýs often met in front of the camera.
Director
Jakub Wehrenberg
Writer
Kateřina Lhotská
Languages
Czech
Cast
Jan Hrušínský
self
Rudolf Hrušínský
self
Miluše Šplechtová
self
Rudolf Hrušínský
self (archive footage)
Kristýna Hrušínská
self
Rudolf Hrušínský
self
Production
Producer
Roman Blaas
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