Toman is based on the controversial personality of Zdeněk Toman, the head of the intelligence service, who had a big influence on the political development of Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1948, and who significantly contributed to the Communist party take-over of power in the country during that time.

Toman is the fourth feature film by Ondřej Trojan, whose Želary (Total HelpArt, T.H.A.) was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Foreign Language Film in 2004.

The film was produced by the Czech company Total HelpArt, T.H.A. and Slovakia´s Pubres, coproduced by the Czech Television and RTVS and supported by the Czech State Cinematography Fund and the Slovak Audiovisual Fund.

The film was released in Czech cinemas by Falcon in October 2018 with almost 92,000 admissions.

Production Information:

Producer:
Total HelpArt, T.H.A. (Czech Republic)
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Pubres (Slovakia)
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Coproducers:
Czech Television (Czech Republic)
RTVS (Slovakia)

Credits:
Director: Ondřej Trojan
Screenwriters: Ondřej Trojan, Zdeňka Šimandlová
DoP: Tomáš Sysel
Editor: Vladimír Barák
Cast: Jiří Macháček, Kateřina Winterová, Tatiana Pauhofová, Roman Luknár, Kristýna Boková