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The Karamazov Brothers is a 2008 Czech film directed by Petr Zelenka with a soundtrack by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek. It tells the story of a group of Czech actors who come to Polish steelworks to perform a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1880 novel The Brothers Karamazov at an alternative drama festival. 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 Dostoevsky's "great" themes. The stage drama is transferred to the real world when a tragedy occurs during rehearsal involving one of the spectators. Karamazovi won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award in Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2008 and was submitted by The Czech Republic for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
Original Release
04/24/2008
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michaela Badinková | Katya |
Igor Chmela | Ivan Karamazov |
Malgorzata Galkowska | |
Radek Holub | Smerdyakov |
Lenka Krobotová | Grushenka |
Klára Lidová | Dancer / tanečnice |
Roman Luknár | Director |
Andrzej Mastalerz | Serviceman |
Marek Matejka | Commissioner / Judge |
Martin Myšicka | Alyosha Karamazov |
Directors
Writers
Petr Zelenka, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Evald Schorm
Cast
Name | Character |
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Michaela Badinková | Katya |
Igor Chmela | Ivan Karamazov |
Malgorzata Galkowska | |
Radek Holub | Smerdyakov |
Lenka Krobotová | Grushenka |
Klára Lidová | Dancer / tanečnice |
Roman Luknár | Director |
Andrzej Mastalerz | Serviceman |
Marek Matejka | Commissioner / Judge |
Martin Myšicka | Alyosha Karamazov |
David Novotný | Dmitriy Karamazov |
Jerzy Rogalski | |
Pavel Šimčík | Innkeeper |
Ivan Trojan | Stary Karamazov |
Lucie Žáčková | Liza |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Cestmír Kopecký | Producer |