Archive of films Dukla 61 / Dukla 61
Czech Republic
2018, 150 min
Section:
Czech Films 2017–2018
Year: 2018
David Ondříček’s TV film looks back at one of the country's greatest mining tragedies. In 1961 a fire broke out in the Dukla mine near Ostrava and killed 108 miners. This rousing family drama heads slowly towards a needless and incomprehensible disaster that resonates in the harsh region to this very day.
Synopsis
One of the most remarkable Czech television productions of recent times focuses on the largest mine disaster of the latter 20th century. Unmet standards, the pressure to produce results, and an avalanche of critical errors caused a fire on July 7, 1961, during which 108 men suffocated in a Dukla mineshaft. Director David Ondříček turns the half-forgotten tragedy into a family drama that ultimately morphs into a catastrophic thriller. The work, which was shot in a former mine in Rakovník, Czechia, is thus transformed into an emotive take on the period that pays tribute to the mining profession. Those brave men regarded their work as a mission, even though they risked their lives each and every day.
Jan Škoda
About the director
David Ondříček (b. 1969, Prague). Selected filmography: Whisper (1996), Loners (2000), One Hand Can’t Clap (2003), Grandhotel (2006), In the Shadow (2012), Dukla 61 (2018)
Contacts
Česká televize
Kavčí hory, 140 70, Praha 4
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 261 131 111
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.ceskatelevize.cz, ct24.cz
About the film
Color, Black & White, DCP
Section: | Czech Films 2017–2018 |
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Director: | David Ondříček |
Screenplay: | Jakub Režný, Matěj Podzimek |
Dir. of Photography: | Marek Dvořák |
Music: | Beata Hlavenková |
Editor: | Jakub Hejna |
Art Director: | David Vondrášek, Kateřina Štefková |
Producer: | Michal Reitler |
Production: | Česká televize |
Cast: | Martha Issová, Marek Taclík, Oskar Hes, Antonie Formanová, Peter Nádasdi, Robert Mikluš |
Sales: | Česká televize |
Guests
David Ondříček
Film Director, Producer
Jitka Procházková
Festival Organizer, TV Representative
Petra Štovíková
Festival Organizer, Producer, TV Representative
Oskar Hes
Actor
Antonie Formanová
Actress
Matěj Podzimek
Screenwriter
Jakub Režný
Screenwriter
Martha Issová
Actress
Jakub Hejna
Film Director, Film Editor
Kateřina Štefková
Film Crew
Michal Reitler
Producer