The Call

A documentary film following several years in the life of Jan Potměšil who has become a very popular actor at an early age representing the type of a young sporty intellectual After a serious car crash in 1989 he ended up on a wheelchair He was 23 years old at the time After a year of rehabilitation he returned to the stage Excelling in Flowers for Algernon he continuously acts in the production in front of sellout crowds across the country He also lives his personal life experiencing new loves and breakups is engaged in civic affairs and returns to the hospital now and then The film aims to give a nonpathetic image of a life lived to the full despite adversity