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Hostage

Original title: Jak jsme hráli cáru
  • 2014
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
180
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Hostage (2014)
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Tragicomic family film about the world of children heroes - particularly the son of a local communist officer and his friend, a little hostage of the regime, whose parents emigrated to the W... Read allTragicomic family film about the world of children heroes - particularly the son of a local communist officer and his friend, a little hostage of the regime, whose parents emigrated to the West, few years before "Prague Spring" and the occupation of Czechoslovakia. Camaraderie, t... Read allTragicomic family film about the world of children heroes - particularly the son of a local communist officer and his friend, a little hostage of the regime, whose parents emigrated to the West, few years before "Prague Spring" and the occupation of Czechoslovakia. Camaraderie, the first big discoveries of love, enemy gang fights and naive ideas are confronted with th... Read all

  • Director
    • Juraj Nvota
  • Writers
    • Peter Pistanek
    • Marian Urban
  • Stars
    • Richard Labuda
    • Milan Lasica
    • Libuse Safránková
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    180
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Juraj Nvota
    • Writers
      • Peter Pistanek
      • Marian Urban
    • Stars
      • Richard Labuda
      • Milan Lasica
      • Libuse Safránková
    • 1User review
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 nominations total

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    Richard Labuda
    Richard Labuda
    • Peter Achberger
    Milan Lasica
    Milan Lasica
    • Grandfather Achberger
    Libuse Safránková
    Libuse Safránková
    • Grandmother Achberger
    Ondrej Vetchý
    Ondrej Vetchý
    • Major Basta
    Szidi Tobias
    Szidi Tobias
    • Teacher Vernerova
    Milan Ondrík
    Milan Ondrík
    • Gym Teacher Tomko
    Vladimír Hajdu
    Vladimír Hajdu
    • School Director
    • (as Ady Hajdu)
    Ondrej Malý
    Ondrej Malý
    • Officer Reim
    Miro Noga
    Miro Noga
    • Glanz
    • (as Miroslav Noga)
    Robert Roth
    • Kolár
    Alexander Bárta
    • Peter's Father
    Slávka Halcáková
    • Peter's Mother
    Jana Olhová
    Jana Olhová
    • Female Comrade
    Christopher Michael Pauliny
    • Ferko Glanz
    • (as Christopher Pauliny)
    Tamara Fischer
    Tamara Fischer
    • Helena Krascicova
    Gregor Hraska
    • Jaro Basta
    Tomas Florek
    • Janko Kolár
    Viktor Stupka
    • Edo Dzudák
    • Director
      • Juraj Nvota
    • Writers
      • Peter Pistanek
      • Marian Urban
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    9jmichaud-08593

    Overlooked gem!

    I can't believe no one has reviewed this. It is very hard to find and was probably never released in the USA but there are English subtitles available. It is a slice of life of a Prague family living during Soviet control times. The young boy is literally a hostage since his parents escaped to Austria and the government will not let him join them without papers. The boy stays with grandparents and much of the film is from the boy's perspective. The IMDB summary describes the film succinctly. It is a very touching film and reminds us of our childhood no matter where we were brought up. In that way it is reminiscent of Stephen King's Stand By Me. The grandfather is one that everyone would love to have. I can't recommend this film enough if you can find it. I think Amazon has it, at least they did because that's how it came to my attention. Can't believe this didn't get an Oscar nomination although the Academy may only consider films released in the US.

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    • Trivia
      Final film of Libuse Safránková.
    • Connections
      Featured in Slnko v sieti 2016 (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Stastie
      Music by Lubica Cekovská, lyrics by Milan Lasica

      Performed by Milan Lasica

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 4, 2014 (Czech Republic)
    • Countries of origin
      • Czech Republic
      • Slovakia
    • Languages
      • Hungarian
      • Slovak
      • Czech
    • Also known as
      • 人質
    • Production company
      • Ceská Televize
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $120,324
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
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