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Section: Czech Films and TV Production
Barefoot (2017)
Eight-year-old Eda Souček's family is forced under the Protectorate to move from Prague to the countryside. The little town where he'd previously only spent the holidays is now his home. The young city family must adapt to the new environment and coexist under one roof with relatives – including a strict grandfather. Eda has a difficult task: to find and defend his place within a local group of boys whose world is totally different from his urban one. He searches for both courage and to uncover a mysterious family secret that slowly comes to light.
| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Duration | 104 min |
| Rating | 10 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | English |
| Directed by | Jan Svěrák |
| Screenplay | Jan Svěrák, Zdeněk Svěrák |
| Director of Photography | Vladimír Smutný |
| Music | Michal Novinski |
| Edited by | Alois Fišárek |
| Contact | Biograf Jan Svěrák |
Biography
Jan Svěrák (1965) A film director and screenwriter. He graduated from FAMU. For the film Oil Gobblers (Ropaci, 1988) he won the Oscar for students. His debut film The Elementary School (Obecná škola, 1991) began a free-form trilogy that includes the Oscar-winning Kolya (Kolja, 1996) and comedy Empties (Vratné lahve, 2007). His work also includes The Ride (Jízda, 1994), Accumulator 1 (Akumulátor 1, 1994) and Kooky (Kuky se vrací, 2009).
Family, Childhood, Children with parents, Children with parents