Archive of films Trainwreck / Náraz
Czech Republic
2001, 17 min
Section:
Czech Films
Year: 2002
Three soldiers are travelling by train. Which of the passengers will stand up to their alcohol-inspired brutal aggression when they begin hassling two fellow passengers who happen to be Romany?
Synopsis
Three young Czech soldiers take the night train to Prague on their first leave. In their drunkenness they begin to hassle a couple of young Romanies in their compartment. The other passengers and even the conductor are afraid to stand up to them. But then the most sensitive of the three, Jakub, finally decides to face the aggression of these questionable friends. This antiracist drama won Best Director at the 2001 Columbia University festival, and a 2001 grant from the Miloš Forman Fund.
About the director
Michal Sedláček (b. 1967, Pilsen) graduated in journalism from Charles University, Prague. While in the US he completed several screenwriting and directing courses at Georgetown University. He has been studying direction at the Columbia University film school since 1998.
About the film
Black & white, 16 mm
Section: | Czech Films |
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Director: | Michal Sedláček |
Screenplay: | Michal Sedláček |
Dir. of Photography: | Robert Novák |
Music: | Béla Bartók (Iva Bittová) |
Editor: | Michal Sedláček |
Producer: | Michal Sedláček |
Cast: | Rosťa Novák, Marek Němec, Jiří Ployhar, Soňa Kalejová, František Kroščen, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Pavel Pípal |