The story written by Ondřej Štindl explores love, loss and revenge, taking an original look at life in the Czech Republic of the 90s. The producer Vratislav Šlajer calls the film "the perfect metaphor for a young country emerging into a new political and social landscape.”
Places was shot in and around Ústí nad Labem during 33 days with a cast of progressive young actors, Vladimír Polívka, Johana Matoušková and Jan Cina. Jaromír Kačer, the DoP, was awarded by the Czech Critics for best cinematography in 2014.
The film is a Czech/Slovak coproduction between Bionaut, Pubres and the Czech Television. It was supported by the State Cinematography Fund and was made in cooperation with Soundsquare and i/o post. The budget is 1.2 m EUR / 27m CZK.
CinemArt released the film in the Czech Republic in September 2014.
Production Information:
Bionaut Films
Dělnická 47
170 00 Prague 7, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 222 983 745
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Pubres
Grosslingova 63
811 09 Bratislava, Slovakia
Phone: +421 (0)252 634 203
Fax: +421 (0)252 634 202
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http://www.pubres.sk/
Česká Televize
Kavčí hory
140 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 261 131 111
www.ceskatelevize.cz
Credits:
Director: Radim Špaček
Script: Ondřej Štindl
DoP: Jaromír Kačer
Cast: Vladimír Polívka, Johana Matoušková, Jan Cina, Jiří Štrébl,Taťjana Medvecká, Robert Nebřenský