I Have Met Him at the ZOO
Country
Czech RepublicCopyright
1994Production year
1994Premiere
13 October 1994Runtime
66 minDirector
Drahomíra KrálováCategory
filmGenre
childrenTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Potkal jsem ho v zooCzech title
Potkal jsem ho v zooEnglish title
I Have Met Him at the ZOOWorking title
Slepejš / SlepoňSummary
In this 1994 holiday picture, director Drahomíra Králová combined two popular elements – child heroes and animals. Thanks to their common interest in animals, two boys of contrasting personalities get together – on the one hand, there is the rascal Ivoš, who disguises his inner insecurity with seeming bravado, and on the other there is the blind introvert whom Ivoš nicknames “Blindie”. Ivoš decides to confront Blindie with reality by introducing him to animals at the zoo where the boys first met... The subject matter of this film was developed by story writer Edgar Dutka, who collaborated with the director in writing the screenplay. It was used both for the movie and for a six-episode TV series, Medvědi nic nevědí (The Bears Know Nothing). Petr Franc (Blindie) and Lukáš Janota (Ivoš), who also starred in the director’s next family movie, Artuš, Merlin a Prchlíci (Arthur, Merlin and the Prchlics, 1995), play the leading roles.
Note
Film was made from two parts The Blind Boy and The Morning's Horror of the television series The Bears Know Nothing (1994).
Photos
Cast
Petr Franc
Slepoň
Lukáš Janota
Ivoš
Lucie Čechová
Máťa
Ondřej Kapusta
Jožínek
František Marek
Ondra
Martin Jurčík
chlapec
Rostislav Marek
zloděj
Kostas Zerdaloglu
zloděj
Kamil Pulec
zloděj
Michal Žabka
šéf zlodějů
Milada Kuncová
sousedka
Martin Vrtáček
policista
Milan Nytra
učitel hudby
Michaela Flenerová
maminka
František Kocián
hlídač v zoologické zahradě
Lubomír Chudíček
hlídač v zoologické zahradě
Boris Kenderov
hlídač v zoologické zahradě
pes Red
pes
Crew and creators
Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Director
studenti Filmové školy Zlín
Screenstory
Screenplay
Shooting Script
Dramaturg
Director of Photography
Second Unit Photography
Camera Operator
Production Designer
Set Designer
Josef Šťovíček, Jiří Balga, František Hladík
Costume Designer
Make-Up Artist
Marie Přibylová
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Dalimil Zedníček
Consultant
Ing. Miroslav Frais, Mgr. Karel Manna, Mgr. Miroslava Urbánková
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Production info
Original Title
Potkal jsem ho v zoo
Czech Title
Potkal jsem ho v zoo
English Title
I Have Met Him at the ZOO
Working Title
Slepejš / Slepoň
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
children
Origin country
Czech Republic
Copyright
1994
Production Year
1994
Production specifications
the end of the distribution monopoly 1 September 1999
Premiere
premiere 13 October 1994 /suitable for all ages/
Distribution slogan
About an unparalleled friedship.
Production
Copyright Holders
Distribution
Creative Group
Dušan Kukal (skupina Rarášek)
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
66 min
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Exhibition: Dětský filmový a televizní festival Oty Hofmana – 26. národní přehlídka filmů pro děti a 2. přehlídka televizní tvorby pro děti – Ostrov nad Ohří
1994
Ostrov nad Ohří / Czech Republic
Drahomíra Králová
Vítěz
Exhibition: Dětský filmový a televizní festival Oty Hofmana – 26. národní přehlídka filmů pro děti a 2. přehlídka televizní tvorby pro děti – Ostrov nad Ohří
1994
Ostrov nad Ohří / Czech Republic
Petr Franc
Vítěz
Exhibition: Filmový festival Zlín – 34. mezinárodní soutěžní přehlídka animovaných a hraných filmů pro děti, 1994
1994
Zlín / Czech Republic
Petr Franc
