Fair Play (film)
| Fair Play | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Film poster | |
| Directed by | Andrea Sedláčková |
| Produced by |
Kateřina Černá Pavel Strnad |
| Written by |
Irena Hejdová Andrea Sedláčková |
| Starring |
Anna Geislerová Judit Bárdos Roman Luknár |
| Music by |
Miro Žbirka David Solař |
| Cinematography | Jan Baset Střítežský |
| Edited by | Jakub Hejna |
| Distributed by | Falcon |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Language | Czech |
| Budget | Kč 36 million[1] |
Fair Play is a 2014 Czech drama film directed by Andrea Sedláčková. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[2]
Plot
Set in Czechoslovakia in 1983, the film tells the story of Anna, a sprinter who is hoping to compete in the Olympics, and is given anabolic steroids ("Stromba") by her trainer and her mother.
Production
The film was shot in Prague, Bratislava, and Vysoké Tatry; there were also plans to shoot in Germany.[3]
Judit Bárdos and Eva Josefíková went through athletic training for six months prior to filming, in order to be able to perform the running scenes realistically. Nonetheless, doubles replaced the main actors in certain scenes.[4]
The title song was recorded by Miro Žbirka in the London Abbey Road Studios.[5]
Cast
- Vlastina Svátková as Nurse
- Berenika Kohoutová as Anna (voice)
- Anna Geislerová as Irena
- Roman Luknár as Bohdan (trainer)
- Judit Bárdos as Anna
- Eva Josefíková as Marina
- Michaela Pavlátová as Mother of Tomás
- Igor Bares as Novotný
Accolades
Fair Play was submitted by the Czech Film and Television Academy as an Oscar candidate, but did not get nominated.
The film received four nominations for the Czech Film Critics Award, but won none.[6] It also received the largest number of nominations (15) for the 2014 Czech Lion Awards, but did not win any; however, it did receive the Film Fans Award and the non-statutory award for Best Film Poster.[7]
See also
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "Fair Play". Českénoviny.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Oscars: Czechs Nominate Andrea Sedlackova's 'Fair Play' in Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Andrea Sedláčková se kvůli Fair Play pustila do dopingového programu". ČT24 (in Czech). 1 March 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Judit Bárdos: "V herectví se dopovat nedá."". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). 4 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Vedral, Honza (30 January 2014). "VIDEO: Miro Žbirka natočil v Abbey Road píseň k filmu o dopingu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Nominace". Ceny české filmové kritiky (in Czech). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "ČFTA Awards / 2014 / Nominations". ČFTA. Czech Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
External links
- Fair Play at the Internet Movie Database