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Coal in the Soul

Coal in the Soul

CZ, 2010, 58min., HDCam

A paradox of an impoverished chateau wedged in rock and an exhausted village. How extensive is the scope of the coal tycoons' interests? Will the chateau and the surrounding villages disappear? Are there any winners and losers? Coal in the Soul… More

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A paradox of an impoverished chateau wedged in rock and an exhausted village. How extensive is the scope of the coal tycoons' interests? Will the chateau and the surrounding villages disappear? Are there any winners and losers?

Coal in the Soul  by Martin Dušek and Ondřej Provazník reveals two fundamental perspectives on brown coal mining in Northern Bohermia. Via chatelaine Hana and coal company spokesperson Liběna, the issue of breaking the mining ceilings is made clear. If the mining continues, there will be no chateau, no village of Hořní Jiřetín, and the landscape will need some hundred years to recover from the damage done by the winners.

Coal in the SoulCoal in the Soul
DirectorMartin Dušek, Ondřej Provazník
ScreenwriterOndřej Provazník, Martin Dušek
Director of photographyTomáš Nováček, Petr Bednář, Josef Krajbich
EditorJosef Krajbich
ProducerPetr Pinkas, Pavel Plešák
Genre Documentary
Production CompaniesČeská televize
Premiere 02.06.2010
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