Year of The Devil - Rok Ďábla

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Year of The Devil - Rok Ďábla

Dutch film director Jan Holman is recovering from alcoholism and goes to the Czech Republic to make a film about his addiction. At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, he meets the famous singer-songwriter Jaromír Nohavica. He is accompanied there by his ‘guardian angel’ Karel Plíhal. He is captivated by a band called Čechomor.

Čechomor will end up playing as a backup band for Nohavica, whose recovery from alcoholism fascinates Holman. Holman decides to shelve his plans for his original film and follow the musicians on tour instead. What starts out as a normal concert tour (where Nohavica backs legendary former Killing Joke frontman, Jaz Coleman) becomes a series of deeply touching, almost magical experiences.

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Title: Year of The Devil - Rok Ďábla
Original Title: Rok Ďábla
Language versions: Czech original version with English subtitles
Country: Czech Republic
Year: 2002
Length: 88 min
Color: Color
Director: Petr Zelenka
Screenplay: Petr Zelenka
Cinematography: Miro Gábor
Editing: David Charap
Sound: Michal Holubec
Sound Mix: Marek Hart
Music: Karel Holas, Jaromír Nohavica
Featuring: Jaromír Nohavica, Karel Plíhal, Jan Prent, Karel Holas, Frantisek Cerný, Radek Poboril, Michal Pavlík, Radek Klucka, Jaz Coleman, Jitka Obzinová, Eliska Klimesová, Danuse Klichová, Sasa Mika, Václav Glazar, David Fotter
Production: Negativ, Czech TV Brno, Falcon, Pavel Strnad, Cestmír Kopecký
Festivals: 2003: Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA); International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), Cleveland International Film Festival (USA); NatFilm Festival (DK); Philadelphia International Film Festival (USA); Cinemanila Film Festival (PH); Tromsø International Film Festival (NO); 2002: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (SK); Cottbus Film Festival (D); London Film Festival (UK); Pusan International Film Festival (KR)

Awards: 2003: Best Film, Spirit of Fire, Khanty-Mansiysk (); Best Film, Alpe Adria, Trieste I); Best Film, Palic IFF ();2002: Best Film, Karlovy Vary IFF (CZ)

Age Recommendation: 12

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