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The Karamazovs

Rating
6.9
108
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Original title
Karamazoviaka
AKA
  • Bracia Karamazow
  • The Karamazov Brothers
Year
Running time
110 min.
Country
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Co-production Czech Republic-Poland-France;
Genre
Drama | Stage Play
Movie Groups
Fyodor Dostoyevsky Adaptations
Synopsis
A theatre company from Prague arrives in Cracow to present a stage adaptation of Dostoevskij's novel "The Brothers Karamazov" at the city's alternative drama festival; the production is to be staged in an unusual venue – the local steelworks. As rehearsals get under way, we follow not only the emotional story examining issues of faith, immortality and the salvation of the human soul, but also the relationships within the acting troupe itself, which strangely reflect Dostoevskij's “great” themes. The stage drama is transferred to the real world when a tragedy occurs during rehearsal involving one of the spectators...

Czech Republic's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category.
Rankings Position
Awards
2009: Academia of Cinema Checo: Best Movie, Best Director. 8 Nominations
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User history
The Karamazovs
2008
Petr Zelenka
6.9
(108)
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