Jaroslav Matějka
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2016, 16 episodes • as Luděk Zelenka
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2015, 16 episodes • as šéfredaktor
Finding the body of the regional politician Karas, killed in the spirit of medieval torture and carefully arranged in a strange scene, unleash police hunt for a sadistic perpetrator. He puts investigation team in the way of a complex series of murders that shake the local region and criminologists themselves.
Drama Series - 2011, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The world's most loved fairytale is back in a whole new fantastic imagining in Pinocchio. When a piece of pine-wood falls into the hands of the poor old toymaker Geppetto, he carves it into a puppet which he names Pinocchio. To Geppetto's delight, Pinocchio comes to life - and like most little boys, he's full of reckless whims and wild ideas! His crazy escapades lead him into a series of madcap adventures from joining the circus to visiting the inside of whale! Along his journey, and throughout all the fun, Pinocchio learns to be considerate and courageous and learns what it takes to become a real boy.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Doktor
The band Tataturk was one of the best and most progressive Czech rock bands of the 1990s. Everyone knew hits such as Černej písek (Black Sand) and Vánoce na poušti (Christmas in the Desert). They sold out Strahov Stadium, played with U2, and even performed at Václav Havel's birthday party. They were also popular in Turkmenistan, where their hits became a symbol of the "Turkmen Spring." Where might they be today if a bomb hadn't exploded at the airport when they were flying to Turkmenistan for a tour...
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Ludvík tries in vain to ward off the daily grind and the onset of midlife crisis with adolescent infatuation for an unknown beauty. Katka rejects the puritanical morality of her loved ones and tries to live her own life. At the same time, she desperately searches for a life partner. Láďa is a former sports star experiencing a bitter end to his career. He is accompanied not only by the breakdown of his personal relationships, but also by the collapse of everything that makes life worth living. Helena and Richard are a childless, well-off married couple. Both try touchingly to hide their extramarital love affairs, without realizing that they are already an open secret...