Code Name: Ruby

Overview

This controversial feature blends documentary, archival footage and fiction into an elliptical narrative in which two young people in Prague, an ancient seat for the practice of alchemy, follow the trail for the mystical philosopher's stone. History and future blend as brilliant montage sequences and fanciful leaps of the imagination work to posit questions about the legacy of the past and how it influences the individual's personal freedom and responsibility.

Directed by Jan Němec

Top cast

Jan Potměšil

Michal

L

Lucie Rejchrtová

Ruby

Čestmír Řanda

J

Josef Miřácký

V

Václav Tomšovský

J

Jaromír Typlt

M

Miloš Stehlík

L

Lubor Mádr

Goldsmith

F

František Macháček

H

Helena Čepková

J

Josefa Sobotková

L

Ladislav Němec

J

Jim Čert

Narrator (voice)

M

Martin Učík

Goldsmith (voice)

D

David Nykl

Space Shuttle Discover Commander (voice)

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