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The Karamazov Brothers

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7.0/10 • 18

2008-04-241h 50m

Drama

Dostoevsky’s latter-day opus about the siblings and their father is among the masterpieces of world literature. It asks profound questions about ethics and religion. Is there a God? Does the devil exist? Is everything allowed because we live in a world without morality? And if so, does patricide even constitute a crime? One of the most interesting adaptations of the material is The Karamazovs by Czech director Petr Zelenka. We witness a group of thesps from Prague on a trip to Krakow in Poland to stage the novel as a play in a derelict steelworks as part of the Closer to Life Festival. The project, however, is born under the bad sign, apparently doomed from the start. When they arrive, the roof is about to cave in, so that the actors are told to wear safety helmets. Their sole consistent audience is a laborer (Andrzej Mastalerz) who rather follows each dress rehearsal than watching over his seven-year-old son who has suffered a tragic accident in the factory.

Directors
Petr Zelenka
Editors
Vladimír Barák

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  1. Ivan Trojan

    Ivan Trojan

    Stary Karamazov

  2. Igor Chmela

    Igor Chmela

    Ivan Karamazov

  3. Martin Myšička

    Martin Myšička

  4. David Novotný

    David Novotný

    Dmitriy Karamazov

  5. Radek Holub

    Radek Holub

    Smerdyakov

  6. Lenka Krobotová

    Lenka Krobotová

  7. Michaela Badinková

    Michaela Badinková

    Katya

  8. Roman Luknár

    Roman Luknár

    Director

  9. Andrzej Mastalerz

    Andrzej Mastalerz

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Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
based on novel or bookbased on play or musical