Night Owls

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2008

Production year

2008

Premiere

25 September 2008

Runtime

85 min

Category

film

Genre

psychological

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Děti noci

Czech title

Děti noci

English title

Night Owls

Working title

Děti noci – Ofka

Summary

This intimate psychological drama tells the story of a young girl who falls into a state of lethargy, disinterestedly watching the futility of her life and the life of those around her. Although she has artistic talent, she never went to university, instead working the night shift at her brother-in-laws 24-hour convenience market. She breaks up with her boyfriend and avoids getting closer to the friend who loves her. Most of the story takes place at night in the bleak winter streets of Pragues Karlín and Holešovice districts.

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Marek Juráček

Screenstory

Irena Hejdová

Screenplay

Irena Hejdová, Michaela Pavlátová (spolupráce na scénáři)

Dramaturg

Kristián Suda, Ivan Hubač (šéfdramaturg ČT)

Director of Photography

Martin Štrba

Production Designer

Jan Novotný

Costume Designer

Jaroslava Procházková

Sound Designer

Daniel Němec

Stunt Coordinator

Petr Drozda

Producer

Kateřina Černá, Petr Oukropec, Jaroslav Kučera (šéfproducent ČT)

Unit Production Manager

Marta Dudáková, Zuzana Vrbová

Production Manager

Šárka Dvořáková, Jiří Koštýř (ČT)

Music

Music Composed by

DelaDap, Jan Čechtický

Production info

Original Title

Děti noci

Czech Title

Děti noci

English Title

Night Owls

Working Title

Děti noci – Ofka

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

psychological

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2008

Production Year

2008

Premiere

gala premiere 24 September 2008 (kina Lucerna a Světozor, Praha)
distribution premiere 25 September 2008 /recommended for 15 and over/

Distribution slogan

A film by Michaela Pavlátová.

Distribution

Bontonfilm

Export

Telexport

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

85 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,85

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: 16. výroční ceny Český lev 2008

2009
Praha / Czech Republic
Lenka Termerová

Vítěz

Festival: 43. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary 2008

2008
Karlovy Vary / Czech Republic
Martha Issová

Vítěz

Festival: 43. mezinárodní filmový festival Karlovy Vary 2008

2008
Karlovy Vary / Czech Republic
Jiří Mádl