29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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30 Days in the Life of a Czech Warden
30 Days in the Life of a Czech Warden
30 Days in the Life of a Czech Warden
30 Days in the Life of a Czech Warden

30 Days in the Life of a Czech Warden

Karel Žalud / Czech Republic / 2019 / 58 min.


synopsis

After the successful and Ji.hlava MFDF Award-winning docuseries, Enclosed World, director Karel Žalud returns to prison once again. This time, he follows the story of Dan Lauf, a young warden working in a small prison in Teplice who leaves his pregnant wife for 30 days to help out at the large prison in Stráž pod Ralskem. His personal story shows not only the prison environment and the specific demands of Lauf's profession, but also the problems of the current Czech prison system.

more about film

director: Karel Žalud
producer: Radomír Šofr
script: Karel Žalud
photography: Tomáš Nováček
editing: Petr Smělík
sound: Michael Míček, Petr Provazník

contact

ČESKÁ TELEVIZE

Radomír Šofr
Kavčí Hory
140 70 / Prague 4 / Czech Republic
radomir.sofr@ceskatelevize.cz
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz

Film at festival

festival edition:2019
section:Czech Television Documentaries
format:Video File
language:Czech
colour:Colour

Info

director:Karel Žalud
original title:30 dní ze života českého dozorce
country:Czech Republic
year:2019
running time:58 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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