Forest Killer
Afterdark Asian Premiere
Czech Republic/Slovensko/Polsko/Rumunsko | 2024 | Czech | 78 min | Minimalist/Crime/Drama | DCP
Synopsis
Minimalist film based on true events. The story follows a year in the life of a serial killer until he is captured by the police for a triple murder in the Czech forests.
Credits
Original Title | Lesní vrah |
English Title | Forest Killer |
Country | Japan |
Exhibition Format | DCP |
Director | Radim Špaček |
Producer | Zdeněk Holý, Jana Brožková |
Screenplay | Zdeněk Holý |
Cinematography | Oleg Mutu |
Cast | Michal Balcar |
Company
Vernes s.r.o.
Zdeněk Holý
holy.zdenek@gmail.com
Director
Graduated of directing at Prague’s FAMU. His feature film “Pouta” (2010) earned 5 Awards of Czech Film Critics and the same number of Czech Lions. In October 2014, his next feature film “Místa”, has been released. He is also into stage direction, having adapted, in spring 2014, the novel Milenec (The Lover) for Prague’s MeetFactory scene. His last film “Zlatý podraz” (en. The Golden Betrayal, 2018) was successful in America. He co-directed TV series “Svět pod hlavou” licenced BBC format of “Life on Mars” for Czech territory in 2017.