Year of the Devil

Petr Zelenka's magical adventure about the friendship of Jaromír Nohavica and Karel Plíhal won 37th KVIFF.

Rok ďábla
Czechia 2002
  • Czech
88 min.
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About

The Year of the Devil brings together a folk legend, a Dutch documentary filmmaker and a group of hired musicians who play at funerals. Jaromír Nohavica invites the band Čechomor to tour together, hoping to help cure his friend Karel Plíhal. The musicians of Čechomor believe it will make them famous, and a Dutch filmmaker thinks he has found a subject for a new film. Everything goes well, but everyone gains more than they had hoped for at the beginning.
The skilled mystifier Petr Zelenka with his film about friendship, miracles and angelic and diabolical temptations won the Crystal Globe at the 37th KVIFF.

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Credits
Director: Petr Zelenka
Screenplay: Petr Zelenka
Cinematography: Miro Gábor, Petr Zelenka, Martin Štěpánek
Music: Čechomor, Karel Holas, Petr Fiala, Jaromír Nohavica
Sound: Michal Holubec
Editing: David Charap
Production Design: Milan Býček
Producer: Pavel Strnad, Jan Bradáč
Costumes: Jaroslava Pecharová
Cast: Jaromír Nohavica, František Černý, Jan Prent, Václav Glazar, Jan Tříska, Jan P. Muchow, Jan Hřebejk, Saša Gedeon, David Černý, Karel Plíhal, Jaz Coleman
Awards

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

2002 – Petr Zelenka (Crystal Globe)

Czech Lions

2002 – Best Film

Czech Lions

2002 – Petr Zelenka (Best Director)

Czech Lions

2002 – David Charap (Best Editing)

Czech Lions

2002 – Michal Holubec (Best Sound)

Czech Lions

2002 – Čechomor, Jaromír Nohavica, Karel Holas (Best Music)

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  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.