The Little Key

Country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2009

Production year

2007—2008

Premiere

13 August 2009

Runtime

70 min

Director

Ján Novák

Category

film

Genre

fantastic, horror, political

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Klíček

Czech title

Klíček

English title

The Little Key

Working title

Nevyslovitelné jméno / Jméno

Summary

This political thriller with horror elements is the director's feature debut and tells the story of the couple Jakub and Dominika who spend a romantic night in a deserted prison. The story starts in the present day, but the couple are transported back to a prison in the 1950s during Stalinist Czechoslovakia and become the victims of the harsh interrogation methods of the commander and his investigators. (Archive shots by KRÁTKÝ FILM PRAHA a. s.)

Crew and creators

Director

Ján Novák

Second Unit Director

Lenka Illíková

Director of Photography

Patrik Hoznauer

Camera Operator

Stanislav Solánský

Production Designer

Kateřina Hájková

Costume Designer

Eva Jiříkovská

Make-Up Artist

Markéta Vítková

Film Editor

Jaromír Vašek

Sound Designer

Marcel Weis

Cooperation

Pavel Paška (fotograf)

Music

Selected Music

Luboš Andršt (Rockin' Blues), Luboš Andršt (Minor Blues), Rudolf Pepucha (Rosary), Michal Košut (Apocalypse 1), Giya Kancheli (Symphony No 5), Michal Košut (Tension 4), Michal Košut (Destruction 1), Milan Svoboda (Old Mother 2)

Production info

Original Title

Klíček

Czech Title

Klíček

English Title

The Little Key

Working Title

Nevyslovitelné jméno / Jméno

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

fantastic, horror, political

Origin country

Czech Republic

Copyright

2009

Production Year

2007—2008

Premiere

premiere 13 August 2009 /recommended for 12 and over/

Distribution slogan

Some dreams are worth fighting for.

Copyright Holders

STILUS PRESS spol. s r.o.

Distribution

Bontonfilm

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

70 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,85

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital

Versions

Czech

Dialogue languages

Czech

Subtitles languages

without subtitles

Opening/End credits languages

Czech