30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
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Section: Czech Films and TV Production

King Skate (2018) 12

Czech Republic | 2018 | 82 min.

Stick to the concrete. Zoom through the town. Keep everything in motion. Skateboarding! Something new has come to the gray period of the 1970s and '80s Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. it's love at first sight. An endless party. Adrenaline. The iconic figures of Czech and world skateboarding in stories of broken bones, unbreakable friendships, and a wild ride for freedom in the middle of communism.

CountryCzech Republic
Year2018
Duration82 min
Rating12
LanguageCzech
SubtitleEnglish
Directed by Šimon Šafránek
Screenplay Šimon Šafránek
Director of Photography Jiŕí Chod
Music Martin Přikryl, Šimon Přikryl
Edited by Jiří Hájek
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Biography

Director, writer, journalist. He has made a number of music videos for Czech and foreign bands, the music documentary Tribute Land (Země revivalů, 2016), the TV series Combo or Apollo, and the award-winning documentary King Skate (2018). He wrote the novel Fleischerei 36 (2008) and novella 23 (2005). He's worked as a film and cultural journalist.

Documentary, Sports, Teamwork, Politics, Sports