Academy Award nominee Ondrej Trojan (Zelary, 2003) is in production with his 1970's film Občanský průkaz, produced by his production company Total HelpArt (THA).
Shooting began April 25 in Prague. The film is described as a coming-of-age tragicomedyabout four students as they receive their first ID cards.
The script is by Petr Jarchovský, best known as the screenwriter for films by Jan Hrebejk, including the 2001 Oscar nominated film Divided We Fall, also produced by Total Help Art (www.tha.cz).
The film is expected to be completed in May 2010 and to go into distribution in fall, 2010.
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