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Sekal Has to Die
CZ, PL, SK, FR, 1998, 110min.?
Vladimír Michálek adapted Jiří Křižan's symbolic work of Nazi occupation as it plays out in a Catholic village in Moravia. A young Protestant blacksmith and partisan named Jura Baran takes refuge in a village where the… More
Synopsis
Vladimír Michálek adapted Jiří Křižan's symbolic work of Nazi occupation as it plays out in a Catholic village in Moravia. A young Protestant blacksmith and partisan named Jura Baran takes refuge in a village where the inhabitants live in fear of a local farmer. Through collaboration with the Germans, he is taking over both their property and their lives. The only way out is to induce Baran to kill him.
| Director | Vladimír Michálek |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Jiří Křižan |
| Story | Jiří Křižan |
| Director of photography | Martin Štrba |
| Editor | Jiří Brožek |
| Sound | Ivo Špalj, Radim Hladík jr. |
| Featuring | Boguslaw Linda, Olaf Lubaszeko, Jiří Bartoška, Agnieszka Siteková, Vlasta Chramostová, Anton Šulík |
| Producer | Jaroslav Bouček, Pavel Borovan |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | BUC-FILM |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Falcon |
| Sales | ČT – Telexport |
| Co-production | Česká televize, Apple Film Production, Pro Art Production Slovakia, Barrandov biografia, CDP |
| Supported by fund | Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography, Eurimages, Ministére de la Culture et de la Communication - CNC, Ministerstwo Kultury i Sztuki- Komitet Kinematografii v Polsce |
| Premiere | 03.09.1998 |
| Award: | Czech Lion 1998 – best film, best director (Vladimír Michálek), best screenplay (Jiří Křižan), best kamera (Martin Štrba), best soundtrack (Michal Lorenc), best sřih (Jiří Brožek), best sound (Radim Hladík jr.), best design achievement (Jiří Sternwald), best actor (Olaf Lubaszenko), best supporting actress (Agnieszka Siteková), Karlovy Vary IFF 1998 – best actor (Olaf Lubaszenko), special recognition, Festival of Polish Fiction Film, Gdansk 1998, Finále Plzeň 1999, Los Angeles IFF (USA) 1998, Polish Film Awards 1998, IFF Harare (Zimbabwe) 1999 |
