Drama / Psychological
Czech Republic / France,
1996, 109 min
Directed by:
Petr VáclavScreenplay:
Petr VáclavCinematography:
Štěpán KučeraComposer:
Jiří VáclavCast:
Štefan Ferko, Milan Cifra, Radek Holub, Jaroslava Vysloužilová, Claudia Vašeková, Eva Hradilová, Marián Balog, Jaroslav Dufek, Tereza Groszmannová (more)Plots(1)
Petr Václav's feature film debut oscillates between a societal investigation and a stylized psychological drama. A Romany boy, raised FROM birth in an orphanage and suffering emotional failures, quite naturally grows up INTO a hardened personality ready to start a life of crime: it ends only with his suicide in prison. This sophisticated 'portrait of a social problem' excels by means of stylization and meticulous work with nonactors. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Czech Lion Awards
- 1996 - Petr Václav (Best Director)
- 1996 - Jan Šikl, Petr Václav (Best Screenplay)
- 1996 - Štěpán Kučera (Best Cinematography)
- 1996 - Alois Fišárek (Best Editing)