The Baluty Ghetto

Country

Czech Republic, Poland

Copyright

2008

Production year

2008

Premiere

26 May 2008

Runtime

87 min

Category

film

Genre

documentary

Typology

documentarytheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Ghetto jménem Baluty

Czech title

Ghetto jménem Baluty

English title

The Baluty Ghetto

Co-production title

Baluckie getto

Working title

Zpráva o Lodži / Baluty

Summary

A look at the life of the residents of this poor and working-class district in the industrial town of Lodz, the site of a Jewish ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Poland. The same houses and streets where many years ago Jews fought every waking moment to survive are today home to new inhabitants suffering from poverty, alcohol and unemployment.

Crew and creators

Screenstory

Pavel Štingl

Screenplay

Pavel Štingl

Director of Photography

Miroslav Janek

Executive Producer

Anna Newiadomská, Ondřej Zima, Simona Nováčková

Production info

Original Title

Ghetto jménem Baluty

Czech Title

Ghetto jménem Baluty

English Title

The Baluty Ghetto

Co-production Title

Baluckie getto

Working Title

Zpráva o Lodži / Baluty

Category

film

Typology

documentarytheatrical distribution

Genre

documentary

Origin country

Czech Republic, Poland

Copyright

2008

Production Year

2008

Premiere

premiere 26 May 2008 /recommended for 15 and over/ (kino Bio Oko, Praha)

Distribution slogan

Documentary film directed by Pavel Štingl.

With support

Státní fond České republiky pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie, Polský filmový institut, Archive of Modern Conflict, Collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Distribution

K2 s. r. o. (DVD kinodistribuce)

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

87 min

Shooting format

Digital Betacam, HD Digital Betacam

Distribution carrier

DVD

Aspect ratio

1:1,78

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

5.1, digital sound

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech, Polish

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

Czech

Awards

Vítěz

Event: Ceny TRILOBIT Beroun 2008, Cena Vladislava Vančury a Čestná uznání FITES – Českého filmového a televizního svazu, Nadace Český literární fond a města Beroun za původní díla domácí filmové a televizní tvorby

2009
Beroun / Czech Republic
Pavel Štingl

Vítěz

Event: Ceny TRILOBIT Beroun 2008, Cena Vladislava Vančury a Čestná uznání FITES – Českého filmového a televizního svazu, Nadace Český literární fond a města Beroun za původní díla domácí filmové a televizní tvorby

2009
Beroun / Czech Republic
Miroslav Janek