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Zátopek

Special Screenings 2021 / Zátopek / Czech Republic, Slovak Republic 2021

David Ondříček’s fascinating drama presents the life of the famous Czech endurance runner and Olympic champion Emil Zátopek, a man who, with impressive nonchalance, pushed the boundaries of human possibilities and took his place alongside other greats who transformed athletic competitions into unforgettable stories.

Zátopek Zátopek

Synopsis

Autumn 1968. The Australian record holder Ron Clarke arrives in gray Prague. Seeking to overcome the greatest crisis of his career, he has come to get help from his old friend and role model Emil Zátopek, four-time Olympic gold medalist and the most famous Czech athlete of all time – a man who, with impressive nonchalance, pushed the boundaries of human possibilities and took his place alongside other greats who transformed athletic competitions into unforgettable stories. David Ondříček’s fascinating drama about the life of the famous Czech endurance runner – a feted celebrity trying to live a dignified existence in a politically complicated time and also husband of Olympic medalist Dana Zátopková – is as captivating on the field as it is off.

Karel Och

About the film

131 min / Color, DCP
World premiere

Director David Ondříček / Screenplay David Ondříček, Alice Nellis, Jan P. Muchow / Dir. of Photography Štěpán Kučera / Music Beata Hlavenková / Editor Jarosław Kamiński / Art Director Jan Vlasák / Producer Kryštof Mucha, David Ondříček / Production Lucky Man Films s.r.o. / Coproduction Česká televize, Olife Energy, Accolade, ALEF, innogy, T-Mobile, SEBRE, AZYL Production, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, Barrandov Studio a.s. / Cast Václav Neužil, Martha Issová, James Frecheville / Sales UTA Independent Film Group / Distributor Falcon a.s.
www: www.filmzatopek.cz

About the director

David Ondříček

David Ondříček (1969, Prague). Selected filmography: Whisper (Šeptej, 1996), Loners (Samotáři, 2000), One Hand Can’t Clap (Jedna ruka netleská, 2003), In the Shadow (Ve stínu, 2012), Dukla 61 (2018, TV film), Zátopek (2021).

Contacts

UTA Independent Film Group
9336 Civic Center Dr. Beverly Hills, , Los Angeles, CA
United States of America
E-mail: [email protected]

Falcon a.s.
Radlická 3185/1c, 150 00, Praha 5
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 422 222
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

David Ondříček
Film Director, Producer

Václav Neužil
Actor

Martha Issová
Actress

James Frecheville
Actor

Robert Mikluš
Actor

Kryštof Mucha
Producer

Štěpán Kučera
Director of Photography

Jarosław Kamiński
Editor

Jan P. Muchow
Music Composer

Beata Hlavenková
Musician

Daria Špačková
Production Manager

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