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Barcarole

Pragueshorts at KVIFF 2022 / Barcarole / Czech Republic 2022

Zdena, a young nurse, starts her first night shift at an old people’s home and immediately faces a difficult task: she has to deal with the body of a deceased client. A gentle portrait of faltering youth and a realistic tale of an encounter with death in a blend of physically intense moments and absurd humour.

Barcarole Barcarole

Synopsis

Zdena, a young nurse, starts her first night shift at an old people’s home and immediately faces a difficult task: she has to deal with the body of a deceased client. A gentle portrait of faltering youth and a realistic tale of an encounter with death in a blend of physically intense moments and absurd humour. The screenwriting and directorial debut of well-known actor Igor Chmela, featuring excellent performances from his equally famous colleagues, Denisa Barešová, Lenka Vlasáková and Jan Kačer.

About the film

30 min / Color, DCP
World premiere

Director Igor Chmela / Screenplay Igor Chmela / Dir. of Photography Martin Štěpánek / Music Michal Rataj / Sound Pavel Jan / Editor Anna Ryndová / Art Director Lucie Sedláková, Kateřina Štefková / Producer Radim Procházka / Production Kuli Film / Coproduction Divadlo Verze / Cast Denisa Barešová, Lenka Vlasáková, Jan Kačer, Rosťa Novák st., David Prachař, Ladislav Hampl, Jan Dolanský, Matouš Ruml / Contact Kuli Film

About the director

Igor Chmela

Igor Chmela (1971, Ostrava, Czechoslovakia). Filmography: Barcarole (2022, short).

Contacts

Kuli Film
Řehořova 54, 13000, Praha
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 603 862 161
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Igor Chmela
Film Director

Denisa Barešová
Actress

Lenka Vlasáková
Actress

Jan Dolanský
Actor

Michal Rataj
Musician

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