Films / Film detail
Boomerang
CZ, 1997, 97min.?
Hynek Bočan's raw psychological drama deals with the Communist fifties and the dissolution of the cult of Stalin. The plot unfolds at a work camp designated for political prisoners. Paradoxically, after the change in the political climate, one… More
Synopsis
Hynek Bočan's raw psychological drama deals with the Communist fifties and the dissolution of the cult of Stalin. The plot unfolds at a work camp designated for political prisoners. Paradoxically, after the change in the political climate, one of the facility's former high functionaries comes to discover the relativity of the term justice.
| Director | Hynek Bočan |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Jan Stránský |
| Story | Jiří Stránský |
| Director of photography | Ivan Šlapeta |
| Editor | Dalibor Lipský |
| Sound | Vladimír Skall |
| Featuring | Jiří Schmitzer, Vladimír Dlouhý, Milan Šteindler, Karel Heřmánek, Miro Noga, Leoš Suchařípa, Jan Schmidt, Vladimír Venclík |
| Producer | Helena Slavíková |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Česká televize |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Bontonfilm |
| Sales | ČT – Telexport |
| Co-production | Luxor |
| Premiere | 29.01.1997 |
| Award: | Czech Lion 1997 – best actor in a leading role (Jiří Schmitzer), IFF Monte Carlo 1998 – Golden Nymph for best director |
