Don't Stop

Country

Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic

Copyright

2012

Production year

2012

Premiere

14 June 2012

Runtime

98 min

Category

film

Genre

music, comedy, bitter comedy

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

DonT Stop

Czech title

DonT Stop

English title

Don't Stop

Co-production title

Dont stop

Summary

Author's debut of the cinematographer Richard Řeřicha captures in the story of eighteen-year-old boys and their band the start of punk in former Czechoslovakia. Miki and David establish a band Emile Buisson as an escape from the stifling atmosphere of normalization and punk becomes their starting point. Miki, one of the protagonists of the story, remembers those times and his youth. In the film these archival materials were used: Portrait of the Square (dir. Václav Bendl, 1983), Changes of the Capital City (dir. Radovan Hakl, 1980), The National Theatre Part VIII. (dir. Václav Bendl, 1983), Chronicle of Our Life 1984 (dir. Jan Dvořák, 1984), The Town in the City (dir. Jiří Venera, 1977), Praguers and Their City Yesterday (dir. Jiří Průcha, 1980), A Weekday of the District (dir. Jiří Věrčák, 1985), Pupils and Teachers – Pupil´s Health (dir. Luděk Šipla, 1987), Chronicle of Our Life 1985 (dir. Jan Dvořák, 1986), A Day In this Country (dir. Jan Risner, 1980), Prague – What´s New In Prague (dir. Jana Michajlová, 1983), The Second Prague Premiere (dir. Jaroslav Bouma, 1978), Chronicle of Our Life 1983 (dir. Jan Dvořák, 1984), TKM V. Vávra (dir. Ondřej Očenáš, 1981).

Crew and creators

Assistant Director

Petr Heinrich

Screenplay

Richard Řeřicha, Petra Soukupová (spolupráce na scénáři)

Director of Photography

Martin Žiaran, David Šachl (podvodní záběry)

Camera Operator

Pavel Frydrych

Production Designer

Jan Vlček

Costume Designer

Kateřina Coufalíková

Make-Up Artist

Lukáš Král

Film Editor

Petr Mrkous

Sound Designer

Matěj Matuška (zvuk a design zvuku), Michal Čech, Richard Řeřicha

Special Effects

Vít Petrášek (koordinátor)

Titles Designed by

Lukáš Veverka (animace), Petr Skala (animace)

Stunt Coordinator

Martin Hub, Pavel Myslík

Executive Producer

Ondřej Zima

Production Manager

Šimon Borecký, Filip Brouk (vedoucí výrobního štábu)

Songs

London Calling

Song Composer Joe StrummerMick Jones

Guns on the Roof

Song Composer Joe StrummerMick JonesPaul SimonNicky Headon

Brand New Cadillac

Song Composer Vince Taylor

Get Wicked

Song Composer The ProstitutesAdrian T. Bell

Walking with Giants

Song Composer The ProstitutesAdrian T. Bell

No Surprise

Song Composer The ProstitutesAdrian T. Bell

I Don't Care

Song Composer Jiří Giesl

4 Wrack

Song Composer Jiří Giesl

Dangerous Boy

Song Composer Jiří Giesl

Poslední prázdniny

Song Composer Vladimír ZahradníčekJaroslav Machek

Daddy Cool

Song Composer Frank FarianPaul Reyem

Outta Here

Song Composer Roman HelclAlexandra Langošová

Running in the Streets

Song Composer Roman Helcl

Rockabilly

Song Composer Roman Helcl

Black Market

Song Composer Roman Helcl

Dancing on the Kitchen Table

Song Composer Roman HelclAlexandra Langošová

Přikrejt a spát

Song Composer Ricci 83

Pissing Is Funny

Song Composer Marek Gazar

Private Universe

Song Composer Marek Gazar

Naked Money

Song Composer Marek Gazar

Kupředu, zpátky ni krok

Song Composer Jan Seidel

Prague Is Burning

Song Composer Ondřej JežekRoman VíchaSteve WalshRoman Helcl

Say My Name

Song Composer Steve WalshAlexandra Langošová

Boys Cry

Song Composer Mishan PajdiakAnya Stuart

Turn and Turn

Song Composer Ricci 83

TV Message

Song Composer Ricci 83

Hard Stick

Song Composer Roman Helcl

Production info

Original Title

DonT Stop

Czech Title

DonT Stop

English Title

Don't Stop

Co-production Title

Dont stop

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

music, comedy, bitter comedy

Origin country

Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic

Copyright

2012

Production Year

2012

Premiere

premiere 14 June 2012 /recommended for 12 and over/

Distribution slogan

"This music will destroy your future!" Are you also eighteen? Is there something unbearably annoying and you want to get it out of your system? Maybe it's high time to start doing something with it.

Production

Evolution Films, HBO Česká republika (koprodukce), FilmFrame, s.r.o. (koprodukce), Universal Production Partners (koprodukce), Bystrouška (koprodukce)

Distribution

Bontonfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

98 min

Distribution carrier

DCP 2-D

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Awards

Nominace

Event: 20. výroční ceny Český lev 2013 za filmovou tvorbu roku 2012

2013
Praha / Czech Republic
Kateřina Coufalíková

Nominace

Event: 20. výroční ceny Český lev 2013 za filmovou tvorbu roku 2012

2013
Praha / Czech Republic
Marius Corradini

Vítěz

Festival: 26. festival českých filmů Finále Plzeň 2013

2013
Plzeň / Czech Republic
Richard Řeřicha

Nominace

Event: 20. výroční ceny Český lev 2013 za filmovou tvorbu roku 2012

2013
Praha / Czech Republic
Michal Vlček

Nominace

Event: 20. výroční ceny Český lev 2013 za filmovou tvorbu roku 2012

2013
Praha / Czech Republic
Lukáš Král