synopsis
Julius Varga was an atheist suffering from a terrible disease. After twenty years of being bound to his bed and imprisoned in an immobile and deformed body, he embarked on an inner spiritual journey in search of Christ. In Normalization-era Czechoslovakia, under constant surveillance by State Security, he gathered around himself a group of young people, becoming their guide and teacher in matters of life and death.
biography
Petr Hátle’s (1983) debut The Great Night was named Best Czech Documentary at the 2013 Jihlava IDFF. He often makes use of reenactments and places great emphasis on the visual side of filmmaking.
more about film
| director: | Petr Hátle |
| producer: | Petr Kubica |
| photography: | Jan Balcar, Jan Vlnas, Robert Portel, Tomáš Polenský |
| editing: | David Mencl |
| music: | Matěj Kroupa |
| sound: | Adam Levý |
contact
ČESKÁ TELEVIZE / Petra Štovíková / Kavčí hory / 140 70 / Prague 4 / Czech Republic / Petra.Stovikova@ceskatelevize.cz / www.ceskatelevize.cz
Film at festival
| festival edition: | 2016 |
| section: | Workshops |
| format: | Video File |
| language: | Czech |
| colour: | Colour |
Info
| director: | Petr Hátle |
| original title: | Příběhy 20. století: Legenda o svatém Juliovi |
| country: | Czech Republic |
| year: | 2016 |
| running time: | 26 min. |
