I, Olga Hepnarová

Date
Hour
Place
02/08
16:00
THE LUBELSKIE CINEMA


Já, Olga Hepnarová
reż|dir Petr Kazda, Tomás Weinreb | CZ, PL, SK, FR | 2016 | 105 min
prod|pro Vojtech Fric, Petr Kazda, Tomás Weinreb scen|wr Petr Kazda, Tomás Weinreb, Roman Cílek zdj|ph Adam Sikora mon|ed Vojtech Fric ob|cast Michalina Olszańska, Marta Mazurek, Tomáš Weinreb, Martin Pechlát, Klára Melíšková, Martin Finger dys|dis Żółty Szalik Grzegorz Rylski

DESCRIPTION

It is based on a true story about a young woman who, on July 10, 1973, drove a truck into a group of people standing at a tram stop in Praha-Holešovice. During the trial, she confirmed that her intention was to kill as many people as possible. Just before the incident, Olga sent a letter to local newspapers, reading: "I'm a lone wolf. A human destroyed by humans. I have a choice: to kill myself or others. I choose revenge. It would be too easy to leave this world by a quiet suicide." Olga was the last woman in the former Czechoslovakia to be subjected to death penalty. The leading role was given to Michalina Olszańska, a Polish actress.


AWARDS
2016 Berlin International Film Festival – nominated for Best First Feature

DIRECTOR
Petr Kazda, Tomás Weinreb – Czech directing and screenwriting duo. They both graduated from a film school in Pisek and from the famous Prague FAMU. As soon as during their studies, they jointly shot several short films. In 2011, they founded a production company Black Balance, where they produced their first feature entitled "I, Olga Hepnarová."

© Festiwal Filmu i Sztuki Dwa Brzegi Kazimierz Dolny Janowiec nad Wisłą
Projekt i realizacja: Tomasz Żewłakow