Section: Riding the 2016 Wave (selection of new Czech and Slovak films made in 2016)
Section: Riding the 2016 Wave (selection of new Czech and Slovak films made in 2016)
Section: Riding the 2016 Wave (selection of new Czech and Slovak films made in 2016)
105 minutes
English, German friendly
The story of a young woman, who drove a truck into a bus station in the center of Prague and killed 8 people in 1973. She considered he action a revenge on society she felt oppressed by her whole life and in 1975 she was the last woman to be executed in Czechoslovakia. This existential drama tells a story of a lonely person standing against the majority, a story that ends in a tragedy with no winners or losers. The film is an insight into the traumatized life and the action of the main protagonist in a way that is emotionally neutral to Olga Hepnarová herself. At the same time if brings in the drama of the people around her, looking for the reasons of her terrible act of aggression.
Námět / Story: Roman Cílek
Scénář a režie / Screenplay and direction: Petr Kazda, Tomáš Weinreb
Kamera / Cinematography: Adam Sikora
Střih / Editing: Vojtěch Frič
Zvuk / Sound: Richard Müller
Dramaturgie / Script editor: Rudolf Adler, Tomáš Hudev
Architekt / Production design: Alexandr Kozák
Kostýmy / Costumes: Aneta Grnáková
Producent / Producer: Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda (Black Balance), Sylwester Banaszkiewicz
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