Studied acting at DAMU Prague (1975). Appeared in several feature films, e.g., Údolí krásných žab (1971), Jáchyme, hoď ho do stroje (1974). After completing his studies at DAMU, worked as a stage director. In 1983 emigrated to Austria with his family, later moved to Germany where he worked as a film director from 1991. After returning to the Czech Republic (1995), worked for Czech TV, made several TV films (Naše děti, 2000; Město bez dechu, 2003; Helverova noc, 2005; Smrt pedofila, 2003) and a number of documentaries. His first feature for theatrical release - Útěky domů (2002). In 2010 he directed Body Temples, a documentary film produced by HBO Czech Republic.
Czech Republic