Brutal Heat

In a world threatened by solar destruction, an eighteen-year-old boy is stuck on his way to a cottage in an unfamiliar town. A series of bizarre adventures force him to confront his greatest fears – coming to terms with the reality of a world gone wrong, with himself and with his father.

Brutální vedro
Czechia, Slovakia 2023
  • English
75 min.
12+
About

A massive segment of the Sun has broken off and is heading for Earth, whose surface is slowly heating up to an unbearable level. A strange mood pervades a debilitated world: anything could happen, virtually anywhere, without warning. Even in a sleepy town, where an 18-year-old lad gets stranded on his way to the family cottage. The fact is that no-one knows at what temperature the human character starts to melt… While other filmmakers might adopt a catastrophic premise to tell a story of panic and man’s animal fear, the fresh, creative voice of Albert Hospodářský looks elsewhere. In extreme situations, who runs wild and who remains docile? And can a solar eruption engender harmony as well?

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Credits
Director: Albert Hospodářský
Screenplay: Albert Hospodářský
Cinematography: Tomáš Uhlík
Music: Jan Tomáš
Sound: Václav Kopelec
Editing: Ondřej Nuslauer
Production Design: Matěj Sýkora
Producer: Ondřej Lukeš, Lukáš Kokeš
Co-production: Albert Malinovsky, Ivan Ostrochovský, Katarina Tomkova
Costumes: Helena Tavelová
Cast: Vincent Hospodářský, Zdeňka Petrová, Milan Mikulčík, Václav Kopelec, Ivana Uhlířová, Tereza Dočkalová, Marta Bačíková, Anežka Kalivodová, Marta Vítů, Petr Motl
Awards

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

2023 – Albert Hospodářský (Proxima Competition – Special Mention)

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