07-04-2017

FNE at Finale Plzen: Red Captain

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    PRAGUE: The Czech/Slovak/Polish coproduction Red Captain / Rudý kapitán, an adaptation of a popular crime detective novel by Dominik Dán, will screen at the 30th Finale Plzen running 20 – 26 April 2017. The film was directed by writer/producer Michal Kollár.

    The story follows detective Krauz (Polish actor Maciej Stuhr) as he deals with an extraordinary case of murder, which can be connected with the church and the secret police in Bratislava in 1992. Miro Šifra, Michal Kollár and Anna Fifíková wrote the script. The film used 380 special effects scenes, a record in Slovak film history.

    It was released in the Czech and Slovak Republics in March 2016 and in Poland in summer 2016. The film was the top domestic film in Slovakia in 2016, with 86,000 admissions.

    The 55 m CZK film was produced by Fog´n Desire Films, and coproduced by Sokol Kollár, MD4, RTVS, Czech Television, Barrandov Studio, S Pro Alfa, Krakow Festival Office, and Kino 64 U hradeb. It was supported by the Polish Film Institute, the Czech Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and Creative Europe – MEDIA.

    Production information:

    Fog´n Desire Films
    E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    www.fogndesirefilms.cz

    Mental Disorder 4
    http://md4.eu/en/company

    RTVS
    www.rtvs.sk/

    Czech Television
    www.ceskatelevize.cz/

    Barrandov Studio
    www.barrandov.cz/

    S Pro Alfa
    www.sproalfa.cz/cs/home

    Krakow Festival Office
    www.biurofestiwalowe.pl

    Kino 64 U hradeb
    www.64uhradeb.cz

    Credits:

    Wrritten by Miro Šifra, Michal Kollár and Anna Fifíková
    Directed by Michal Kollár
    DoP: Kacper Fertacz
    Cast: Oldřich Kaiser, Martin Finger, Michal Suchánek, Maciej Stuhr