The script, penned by Marek Epstein, is set the day before Christmas when the Angel Petronel and the devil Uriáš come down to the Earth for a special mission at God’s request. The cast includes a who’s who of Czech and Slovak actors including Ivaj Trojan, Jiří Dvořák, Jiří Bartoška, Vica Kerekes, Bolek Polívka, Marián Labuda, Martin Huba, Bolek Polívka, Vojtěch Dyk, Pavel Liška, Stanislav Majer and Klára Issová.
The film is produced by Slovakia’s et cetera group and Attack Film, and Marlene Film from the Czech Republic. The coproducers are Czech Television and Slovak public broadcaster RTVS.
The 1.3 m EUR project was also supported by the Czech State Cinematography Fund and the Czech distribution company Falcon.
“In March we finished the main production phase, which included shooting in the Low Tatras, and we are moving to Prague’s RUR Studio for post-production,“ Ľubomír Slivka from Attack Film told FNE. The last phase includes recording a soundtrack with the Slovak Symphonic Orchestra in Bratislava, which is planned for September.
Production information:
Et cetera group
Prúdová 12, 821 05 Bratislava – Ružinov
Slovakia
00421 903 712 204
Marlene Film
Praha - Praha 3, Čajkovského 1689/23, PSČ 13000
Czech Republic
http://www.marlenefilm.cz/
Credits:
Director: Jiří Strach
DoP: Martin Šec
Scriptwriter: Marek Epstein
Producers: Svatka Peschlová, Šárka Cimbalová, Katarína Vanžurová, Ľubomír Slivka
Cast: Ivaj Trojan, Jiří Dvořák, Jiří Bartoška, Vica Kerekes, Bolek Polívka, Marián Labuda, Martin Huba, Judita Hansmann, Vojtěch Dyk
