English Strawberries

Country

Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Ukraine

Copyright

2008

Production year

2008

Premiere

13 November 2008

Runtime

114 min

Category

film

Genre

historical, psychological

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Anglické jahody

Czech title

Anglické jahody

English title

English Strawberries

Co-production title

Anglické jahody / Anglijski jagodi

Summary

It is 1968 and young Tomáš is getting ready to go to England to pick strawberries. Not everyone approves of his plans. Before leaving, Tomáš spends a lively evening with his friends and his girlfriend Táňa. In the morning, he hurries to the train station through the empty streets of Prague. But no trains are running that day. It is August 21, a day that will change the lives of Tomáš, his family, and his friends.

Crew and creators

Second Unit Director

Vladimír Škultéty

Assistant Director

Lucie Burianová

Screenplay

Martin Šafránek, Vladimír Drha (spolupráce na scénáři)

Dramaturg

Kristián Suda, Eduard Verner (dramaturgická spolupráce), Jan Lekeš (dramaturgická spolupráce), Petr Jirounek (dramaturgická spolupráce), Ivan Hubač (šéfdramaturg ČT), Jan Otčenášek (vedoucí dramaturg ČT)

Director of Photography

Vladimír Křepelka

Production Designer

Ivana Špeldová

Costume Designer

Jakub Kohl

Make-Up Artist

Lukáš Král

Film Editor

Boris Machytka

Sound Designer

Robert Slezák

Special Effects

Petr Stárek (2D), Serhii Yurski (2D), Tomáš Snížek (2D), Martin Doležal (2D), Martin Petro (2D), Radek Svoboda (2D)

Visual Effects

ACE postproduction, Martin Paleček (produkce)

Executive Producer

David Prudký

Co-producer

Anton Drobný (Continental Film), Michal Drobný (Continental Film), Viktor Vilhelm (Filmport), Oleksander Pelekh (Filmport)

Production Manager

Barbora Kinkalová (First Film), Jiří Koštýř (ČT)

Consultant

Věra Koháková (jazyková poradkyně)

Cooperation

Jan Hromádko (fotograf)

Music

Music Composed by

Tomáš Klus, Martin Ledvina (spolupráce)

Selected Music

Bedřich Smetana (Vltava)

Music Conducted by

Jaroslav Krombholc

Music Advisor

Miloš Skalka

Songs

Náhrobní kámen

Song Composer Petr Novák
Writer of Lyrics Ivo Plicka
Singer Petr Novák

Babička Mary

Song Composer Jaroslav Ježek
Writer of Lyrics Jiří VoskovecJan Werich
Singer Ljuba Hermanová

Chodím

Song Composer Pavel Novák
Writer of Lyrics Pavel Novák
Singer Pavel Novák

Navěky

Song Composer Tomáš Klus
Writer of Lyrics Tomáš Klus
Singer Tomáš KlusAneta Langerová

Chybíš mi

Song Composer Tomáš Klus
Writer of Lyrics Tomáš Klus
Singer Tomáš Klus

Malčik

Song Composer Tomáš KlusTomáš Klus
Writer of Lyrics Tomáš Klus

Production info

Original Title

Anglické jahody

Czech Title

Anglické jahody

English Title

English Strawberries

Co-production Title

Anglické jahody / Anglijski jagodi

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

historical, psychological

Origin country

Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Ukraine

Copyright

2008

Production Year

2008

Production specifications

start of filming 21 May 2008
end of filming 12 June 2008

Premiere

gala premiere 12 November 2008 (multiplex Village Cinemas Anděl, Praha)
distribution premiere 13 November 2008 /recommended for 12 and over/

Distribution slogan

Too hot an August, 1968.

Distribution

FALCON a.s.

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

114 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,85

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, Russian

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Festival: 41. dětský filmový a televizní festival Oty Hofmana 2009

2009
Ostrov nad Ohří / Czech Republic
Vladimír Drha