Overview
The story takes place in Czechoslovakia in 1987. The father has defected to England and the mother and her son are planning to leave the country to reunite with him. The film is told through the eyes of the fourteen year old boy, his rankled look without the veneer of experience and initiation in one day. Autobiographical.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Golden Kingfisher Award for the best feature live action or animated film (2011)
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jaromír Kalina and Brano Pazitka
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Jiří SoukupScreenplay
- Václav KadrnkaScreenplay
- Original title
- Osmdesát dopisů
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 21, 2011
- Original language
- Czech
- Countries
- Czech Republic
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In the United States
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Cast
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