Stories of the 20th Century: The Legend of St. Julius

director: Petr Hátle

original title: Příběhy 20. století: Legenda o svatém Juliovi

year: 2016

running time: 26 min.

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

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