Video Kings

Documentary that takes you back in time to the days of fast dubbing and illegal VHS projections.

Králové videa
Czechia, Slovakia 2020
  • English
82 min.
12+
  • This film is available until 31. 7. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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Documentary dealing with the phenomenon of the import, copying, and dubbing of films from the west in socialist Czechoslovakia, and marginally also in Poland and Hungary. In the times when it was impossible to officially get films produced in the western countries, there were groups of people who smuggled these films, dubbed them at home, and distributed them on VHS tapes. The documentary also follows the “justice” side of the picture – the police, who were ordered to find these smugglers and dubbers. The film features many big names of the video scene of that time – many of whom later became publicists, directors, singers, translators, and video rental store owners.

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Credits
Director: Lukáš Bulava
Screenplay: Petr Svoboda, Lukáš Bulava
Cinematography: Aleš Špidla, Albert Loprais, Lukáš Bulava, Adam Šebesta, Tomáš Pletnický, Peter Čermák
Music: Jake Stark
Sound: Michal Džadoň
Editing: Peter Pavlík
Producer: Igor Kovács
Co-production: Tibor Danilla, Petr Svoboda, Peter Neveďal, Jaroslav Niňaj
Cast: Petr Svoboda, František Fuka, Ondřej Neff, Dana Hábová, Roman Holý, Zdeněk Troška, Jiří Zídek, Lukrecius Chang, Václav Šimáček, Ondřej Hejma, Josef Šedý, Petr Šaroch, Miroslav Táborský
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  • This film is available until 31. 7. 2025 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.