The screenplay is an adaptation of a novel under the same title by the renowned Czech writer Miloš Urban, published in 2001. Spanning centuries, myths and legends, it tells the tale of a strange, wild nobleman, who returns after years abroad to a small Czech village to claim his family property. He turns out to be Hastrman, the water demon from old Bohemian legends. In this romantic, fantastic yet ironic story, love brings an agonising dilemma: whether to remain a creature of the wild or to dare to cross the borders of intimacy with a human.
Hastrman is produced by Prvni veřejnoprávni in coproduction with the Czech Television and Barrandov Studio. The State Cinematography Fund is supporting. The budget is 1.7 m EUR / 45 m CZK.
As the producer Čestmír Kopecký told FNE, shooting started at the Castle Jezeří in March 2017 and will continue in Central and North Bohemia from 30 July to 14 September 2017.
CinemArt plans to release the film domestically in April 2018.
Production Information:
První veřejnoprávní
www.cestmir.cz
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Czech Television
www.ceskatelevize.cz
Barrandov Studio
www.barrandov.cz
Credits:
Directed by: Ondřej Havelka
Screenplay By: Petr Hudský, Ondřej Havelka
Script Editor: Jan Gogola
DoP: Marek Diviš
Editor: Jan Daňhel
Production Designer: Petr Pištěk
Costume Designer: Eva Kotková
Cast: Karel Dobrý, Simona Zmrzlá, Jan Kolařík, Jiří Maryško, Jiří Lábus, Vladimír Polívka
