Wingless

Country

Czech Republic, Macedonia

Copyright

2009

Production year

2009

Runtime

90 min

Director

Ivo Trajkov

Category

film

Genre

allegory

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Ocas ještěrky

Czech title

Ocas ještěrky

English title

Wingless

Working title

Josefova cesta

Summary

The film is linked in its character to a prior film by the director entitled The Past (Minulost, 1998) and MOVIE or an Introduction to the Philosophy of Auteur Film (MOVIE aneb Úvod do filozofie autorského filmu, 2007, CR – Macedonia). The film’s hero is the young man Josef with a predestined fate. According to an angel’s message at his conception he is to die at the age of twenty-nine. His fate is to be gradually realised, but Josef must solve other problems. His wife has left him, he's been fired from work and has many debts. He meets with the angel Gabriel, who becomes his secret whisperer, watching over and influencing his path. During his trip from the city to the country Josef is influenced by women – his mother, wife, Jindra, Oliva and the countrywoman Lenka. Josef is able to avoid his predestination and gets another chance.

Cast

Karel Zima

Gabriel

Verica Nedeska /ž/

Oliva

Zdeněk Dušek

taxíkář

Petra Výtvarová

Jindřina sousedka

Miluše Hradská

paní Vacková

Anna Veselá Beránková

zájemkyně o byt

Šárka Konvičková

zájemkyně o byt

Jana Plodková

úřednice v realitní kanceláři

Simona Prasková

úřednice v realitní kanceláři

Ema Labudová

Jindřina dcera

Arian Rustemi

Jindřin syn

Jiří Švejda

první dělník

Matej Matejka

druhý dělník

Bohumír Starý

Josefův kolega v práci

Lenka Veliká

advokátova sekretářka

Jiří Mikula

Martinin partner

Jonáš Zima

Josefův syn

Milan Doubek

bezdomovec

Ivan Vorlíček

číšník

Ladislav Kolář

Josefův otec

Petr Zwikirsch

výčepní

Rudolf Štěpán

muž v hospodě

Ládis Švejda

piják absintu

Jindřiška Fiedlerová

paní u píchaček

Jana Němcová

Crew and creators

Director

Ivo Trajkov

Second Unit Director

Lukáš Viznar, Martina Spurná, Urša Žgank /ž/ (druhá režie)

Based on

Božena Němcová (Anděl strážce – inspirace pohádkou)

Dramaturg

Kristián Suda, Ivan Hubač (šéfdramaturg ČT)

Director of Photography

Klaus Fuxjäger

Production Designer

Kateřina Kopicová

Sound Designer

Michal Holubec

Visual Effects

i/o post

Special Effects

Swing Gang, Andy Vavřina

Production Manager

Ludvík Mareček

Unit Production Manager

Marie Rosenthalová

Consultant

Jana Němcová

Music

Music Composed by

Zoran Madzirov

Music Performed by

Michal Motyčka

Songs

Until the End

Song Composer Duke Bojadzijev
Writer of Lyrics Duke BojadzijevAngela McCluskey /ž/
Singer Duke BojadzijevAngela McCluskey /ž/

Where a Light Comes From

Song Composer Michal Motyčka
Writer of Lyrics Michal Motyčka
Singer skupina NiceLand

Production info

Original Title

Ocas ještěrky

Czech Title

Ocas ještěrky

English Title

Wingless

Working Title

Josefova cesta

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

allegory

Origin country

Czech Republic, Macedonia

Copyright

2009

Production Year

2009

Premiere

gala premiere 20 January 2009 (kino Lucerna, Praha)
distribution premiere 22 January 2009 /suitable for all ages/

Distribution slogan

no caption

With support

Státní fond České republiky pro podporu a rozvoj české kinematografie, Filmski Fond na Republika Makedonija

Distribution

FALCON a.s.

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

90 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:2,35

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech