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Section: Golden Slipper for Special Contribution in Children´s and Youth Cinema

Brave Kids (1975) 8

Czech Republic | 1975 | 90 min.

Friends Thomas, Hubert a Jozhka live the town of Levin. Thomas is full of ideas – to the annoyance of everyone else. To impress his classmate Blanka, he tries to win the prize for best student of the school...

CountryCzech Republic
Year1975
Duration90 min
Rating8
LanguageCzech
SubtitleEnglish
Directed by Věra Šimková - Plívová
Screenplay Jan Procházka
Director of Photography Emil Sirotek
Music Petr Hapka
Edited by Miroslav Hájek
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Biography

A Czech screenwriter and director known for films for children and youth, she studied directing at FAMU. She gained experience at Barrandov as an assistant to other filmmakers. From her extensive filmography we'll mention Tony, You're Crazy (Tony, tobě přeskočilo, 1968), Gentlemen, Boys (Páni kluci, 1975), The Krakonoš and the Skiers (Krakonoš a lyžníci, 1980) and Stop Mewling, Squirrel! (Nefňukej, veverko!, 1988).

Action + Adventure, Friendship, History, Teamwork