My Father Antonín Kratochvíl

The dramatically revealing story of Czech born Antonín Kratochvíl, a four-time World Press Photo winner who photographed celebrities such as David Bowie, George Clooney and Johnny Depp, but also wars and human catastrophes.

Můj otec Antonín Kratochvíl
Czechia 2020
  • Czech
83 min.
12+
  • This film is available until 31. 12. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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A four-time World Press Photo laureate, with individuals such as Bowie, Clooney, or Depp in front of the lens, but also war… This is the exciting life of the world-famous Czech photographer Antonín Kratochvíl, a founding member of the legendary VII Photo Agency. A search through his past shows dramatic moments from the 20th century as well as from the reality of the present-day world. When he was a child, Antonín and his parents were banished to a labour camp. At 18, he emigrated from Czechoslovakia, leaving his yet unborn child behind the Iron Curtain. Until he reached puberty, his son Michael believed his father to be dead. But his father was alive, a true dynamo and an international celebrity.

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Credits
Director: Andrea Sedláčková
Screenplay: Andrea Sedláčková
Cinematography: Jan Baset Střítežský
Music: Quentin Sirjacq
Sound: Daniel Němec
Editing: Boris Machytka
Producer: Martin Hůlovec
Co-production: Věra Krincvajová, Helena Uldrichová
Cast: Antonín Kratochvíl, Michael Kratochvíl
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  • This film is available until 31. 12. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.