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Boomerang (1997)

Boomerang (1997)

Drama History
Release Date: 1997, January 31
Directors: Hynek Bočan
Countries: Czech Republic
Production: Luxor, Česká televize
Cast: Karel Heřmánek, Milan Šteindler, Jiří Krampol, Jiří Schmitzer, Miroslav Noga, Vladimír Dlouhý, Leoš Suchařípa

Overview:

The story, written by former George Stransky former political prisoners and today's chairman Pen Club is situated to 50 years and uranium camp of political prisoners in Pribram, where after the fall of the Stalinist cult comes at the end of 1958 as a prisoner of the former Chief of Main Administration of correctional facilities Colonel Good. Former chief topic of coexistence, "a guard" and political prisoners in the Bolshevik camp served timeless makers to reflect on the possibility (or impossibility) of forgiveness and a sense of justice. The film, unfortunately, below expectations - mainly because of its rarity and lack syžetovou arching dramatic arc of the story, including natural gradation. Nice camera and vice versa are cast, formed literally myriad of top Czech actors. A representative of one of the main roles - Jiri Schmitzer in 1997 was awarded the Czech Lion.

Keywords:

based on true story 1950s based on short story prison political prisoner prisoner abuse prison camp prison brutality