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Jan Palach (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Jan Palach' is a Czech biographical film directed by Robert Sedlek. The film follows Jan Palach during 1968 and 1969 and shows the final 6 months of his life. The film premiered at Uhersk Hradit Summer Film School.
Plot
The film chronicles the life of Jan Palach from childhood until his death in 1969.
The film starts during Palach's childhood. Palach gets lost in the woods and wanders in snow while his family tries to find him. The film then cuts to 1967 when Palach goes on a student work trip to Kazakhstan. He befriends a young Russian who gets in trouble, but Palach stands up for him against his superior. Palach then visits France along with his friends. He enjoys his time there until he finds out about the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia which shocks him. Palach decides to return to Czechoslovakia. He hears about the self-immolation of Ryszard Siwiec. Palach participates in a strike against invasion and tries to be active but is disappointed with the passiveness of society. He eventually decides to self-immolate himself against the invasion. The film ends with a shot of his burnt face.
Cast
* Viktor Zavadil as Jan Palach
* Zuzana Bydovsk as Libue Palachov
* Denisa Bareov as Helenka
* Kristna Kantov as Eva
* Michal Balcar as Ji Palach
* Karel Jirk as Ladislav ika
* Jan Vondrek as Professor
*Ji Zapletal as Josef Smrkovsk
* Daniel elat as Jakub Schwarz Trojan
*Grard Robert Gratadour
*Simone Hrkov
*Patrik Pauo
Production
The film was shot at Prague, Milovice or Pardubice Square which was used instead of Wenceslas Square. Filmmakers created a scale model of Statue of Saint Wenceslas. Self-immolation was shot with a stuntman at Steovice. Scenes from a church were shot at Evangelical Church at Libi that was attended by Palach. Jakub Schwarz Trojan was played by his colleague Daniel elat.
Release
The film premiered at Uhersk Hradit Summer Film School on 5 August 2018. It was distributed for cinemas on 21 August 2018. The film was projected in 95 Czech cinemas during the first week after its release. It was attended by 13,129 people and grossed 1,900,000 CZK.
Reception
The film received generally positive reviews from Czech critics. It holds 75% at Kinobox.cz. The film was awarded for 6 Czech Film Critics' Awards.
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