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Protector / Zaštitnik

Protector

In Competition > Feature films

CZECH LION 2010. -  Best picture, director, actress, screenplay, editing and original score.
DENVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009. - Krzysztof Kieslowski award for best film.

Radio reporter Emil is married to actress Hana, a famous film star who is initially oblivious to the Nazi threat. Hana's Jewish heritage precipitates her fall from the height of her career to the bottom of the social ladder. In order to protect her, Emil compromises himself, collaborating with the new Nazi-controlled state radio station.
The assassination of the Third Reich Deputy Protector and a chance encounter on a bicycle bring their malingering marriage to a crisis.

ABOUT DIRECTOR

Marek Najbrt graduated from Charles University with a degree in social sciences. He also graduated from the Prague film school FAMU, documentary film department. From 1991 to 1998, he wrote and directed a number of amateur and professional audiovisual projects. Among the most important are the multi-media performances "Balconies" and "Seven Dreams Realized". In recent years, he has devoted his efforts towards directing films. He lives and works in Prague.

http://www.negativ.cz/en/films/protektor/