Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon
Temperatures are rising and crowds of people crowd the shores of lakes every day like thirsty animals. Then the summer hits blasting from speakers are silenced by an announcement of two boys gone missing. We can either witness a tragedy or just lie in the shadows, feeling that it’s not our concern.
- Czech Republic
- 2020, 21 min
- Director: Adam Martinec
- Director of photography: David Hofmann
- Editor: Matěj Sláma
- Screenplay: Adam Martinec
- Cast: Jakub Špalek, Simona Peková, Jiří Šeda, Matouš Borecký, Adam Kyznár
- Art Director: Aneta Grňáková
- Coproduction: FAMU
- Producer: Matěj Paclík
- Production: Breathless Films
Adam Martinec
After studying philosophy, Adam Martinec studied directing at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). Following the example of all Czech film masters, he considers truth and sincerity to be the most important virtues, and he vigorously tries to capture them in his films.