Protector
What are you willing to betray for love? Mark Najbrt's drama awarded seven Czech Lions.
- Protektor
- Czechia 2009
- 98 min.
- Accessible
About
Prague, 1938. The marriage of radio journalist Emil Vrbata and Jewish actress Hana is turned upside down by the Nazi occupation and the start of the war. Hana can’t work or live a normal life, and Emil enters the services of the German propaganda machine to try and save her. Yet in order to protect his beloved, he betrays love itself…. In his stylistically precise drama Marek Najbrt develops a bitterly sceptical reflection on the dark side of the Czech character.
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Credits
Director:
Marek Najbrt
Screenplay:
Benjamin Tuček, Robert Geisler, Marek Najbrt
Cinematography:
Miloslav Holman
Music:
Midi Lidi
Editing:
Pavel Hrdlička ml.
Production Design:
Ondřej Nekvasil
Producer:
Pavel Strnad, Milan Kuchynka
Cast:
Jana Plodková, Marek Daniel, Richard Stanke, Jiří Ornest, Klára Melíšková, Tomáš Měcháček, Sandra Nováková, Martin Myšička, Simon Schwarz
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