NATIONAL STREET
synopsis
Vandam lives in a concrete block building in the suburbs of Prague. He likes to get in fights, he likes "teaching people a lesson". Vandam is also keen on history and he knows all war battles by heart. He works out to keep himself fit for the next war. Vandam would like to impress Lucy, the bartender from a local pub, where he's a regular guest. One day a guy appears and threatens to close down the pub if Lucy doesn't pay back her debts. Vandam feels that the final battle is nigh and he has to step out to fight for the woman he loves and his place in this world.
international title: | National Street |
original title: | Národní třída |
country: | Czech Republic, Germany |
year: | 2019 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Štepán Altrichter |
film run: | 91' |
release date: | CZ 26/09/2019 |
screenplay: | Jaroslav Rudis, Štepán Altrichter |
cast: | Hynek Cermák, Katerina Janecková, Jan Cina, Václav Neužil, Jiří Langmajer, Vadym Paraschenko, Martin Sobotka, Terezie Vraspírová |
cinematography by: | Cristian Pirjol |
art director: | Jan Novotný |
producer: | Eike Goreczka, Christoph Kukula, Petr Oukropec, Pavel Strnad |
production: | Negativ Film Productions, 42film GmbH, Czech Television - Česká televize, ARTE GEIE |
backing: | Czech Film Fund (CZ), Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (DE), Eurimages |
distributor: | Falcon |