The Great Water

Country

Czech Republic, Macedonia, Federal Republic of Germany, United States of America

Copyright

2004

Production year

2004

Premiere

21 April 2005

Runtime

90 min

Director

Ivo Trajkov

Category

film

Genre

historical, psychological

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Velká voda

Czech title

Velká voda

English title

The Great Water

Parallel title

Golemata voda

Working title

Za zdí

Summary

This film is the recollection of a dying man, Lem, who spent some time during the Second World War in Macedonia in an orphanage - in the reality of an institution designed in the spirit of communist ideology to re-educate the children of dead enemies. The dramatic story captures young Lem's relationship with his "mysterious" companion from childhood, Isak.

Cast

Sašo Kekenoski

Lem Nikodinoski

Maja Stankovska /ž/

Isak Kejten

Meto Jovanovski

Lem Nikodinoski jako starý

Verica Nedeska /ž/

Olivera Srezoska

Aleksandar Ribak

Metodija Griskoski

Marina Cakalova /ž/

Lenče

Mykola Hejko

ruský hrdina

Risto Gogovski

Zvoník

Vladimir Svetiev

zeměpisář

Petar Mirčevski

tělocvikář

Zoran Popovski

Nikolče

Oliver Trifunov

Spasko

Commentary

Meto Jovanovski

makedonská verze

Rade Šerbedžija

anglická verze

Crew and creators

Director

Ivo Trajkov

Second Unit Director

Filip Cemerski

Assistant Director

Kirijana Nikoloska /ž/

Based on

Živko Čingo (Golemata voda – román)

Director of Photography

Suki Medenčević

Second Unit Photography

Brand Ferro

Production Designer

Kemal Hrustanović

Set Designer

Kemal Hrustanovič

Costume Designer

Žaklina Krstevska /ž/

Make-Up Artist

Halid Redžebasič

Film Editor

Atanas Georgiev

Sound Designer

Nenad Vukadinovič, Atanas Georgiev, Zoran Stojanovič, Vladimír Chrenovský (design a mix zvuku), Petr Pénzes-Gyurický (design zvuku), Ivo Heger (mix zvuku), Nenad Vukadinovič

Special Effects

XXX studio Skopje, Makedonie

Co-producer

Blaže Dulev, Lasto Nikolovski, Blerim Destani

Production Manager

Goce Sazdanovski

Unit Production Manager

Goran Cvetkovič

Cooperation

Mykola Hejko (režie dětských herců)

Subtitles Made by

Linguafilm

Music

Music Composed by

Kiril Džajkovski

Music Conducted by

Nikola Kodžabašija

Production info

Original Title

Velká voda

Czech Title

Velká voda

English Title

The Great Water

Parallel Title

Golemata voda

Working Title

Za zdí

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

historical, psychological

Origin country

Czech Republic, Macedonia, Federal Republic of Germany, United States of America

Copyright

2004

Production Year

2004

Premiere

premiere 21 April 2005 /recommended for 12 and over/ (multiplexy Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům a Palace Cinemas Nový Smíchov, Praha)

Distribution slogan

On the border between life and death you inevitably meet with your conscience.

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

Macedonian

Dialogue languages

Macedonian

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

English