The Damned

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2006

Production year

2006

Premiere

21 September 2006

Runtime

75 min

Category

film

Genre

social, reportage

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Prokletí

Czech title

Prokletí

English title

The Damned

Parallel title

Les Possedés du Démon

Working title

Posedlí ďáblem / Ďáblem posedlí

Summary

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, tens of thousands of children are considered to be possessed by the devil, even by their families. Shamans and various spiritual gurus attempt to drive out the devil. Some of their methods include burning with a hot iron, tying into a knot, and even starvation.

Performed by

Chantal Poullain /ž/

reportérka

Renata Kalenská

reportérka

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Radan Šprongl

Screenstory

Marek Vítek

Director of Photography

Petr Orozovič, Marek Vítek, Martin Rajec

Second Unit Photography

Marek Vítek

Sound Designer

Štěpán Müller

Special Effects

Michal Plička

Production

Marek Vítek

Production Manager

Radan Šprongl

Music

Music Composed by

Petr Orozovič

Music Performed by

Moomrai & P. O.

Production info

Original Title

Prokletí

Czech Title

Prokletí

English Title

The Damned

Parallel Title

Les Possedés du Démon

Working Title

Posedlí ďáblem / Ďáblem posedlí

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

social, reportage

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2006

Production Year

2006

Premiere

gala premiere 14 September 2006 (palác Aventin, Praha)
distribution premiere 21 September 2006 /recommended for 12 and over/

Distribution slogan

A documentary on children who their own families declare are "possessed by the devil".

Production

A-NEWS, s.r.o.

Partner

hlavní město Praha, Nadace Vize 97

Copyright Holders

A-NEWS, s. r. o.

Distribution

Atypfilm, s. r. o. (DVD kinodistribuce)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

75 min

Shooting format

High Definition Video

Distribution carrier

DVD

Aspect ratio

1:1,33

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

5.1, digital sound

Versions

Czech, English, French

Dialogue languages

French

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech