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Janosik: A True Story (2009) [N/A]

Featuring:
Václav Jirácek, Ivan Martinka, Michal Zebrowski

Written by:
Eva Borusovicová

Directed by:
Kasia Adamik, Agnieszka Holland


Release Date:
September 4, 2009

Original Title:
Janosik. Prawdziwa historia

Alternate Titles:
Janosik. The True Story
Legend of War
O Rei dos Ladrões
Outlaw of War

Genres:
Drama | Romance | War

Production Companies:
Apple Film Production
Charlie's Bratislava
HBO Central Europe
In Film Praha
TVP

Production Countries:
Czech Republic | Poland | Slovakia

Ratings / Certifications:
CZ: 18+ 

Runtime: 140

Overview from TheMovieDB

The story of Janosik, a legendary "Central European Robin Hood", based on real XVIII century documents and a romantic legend. Young Janosik, burnt out by war experiences and disappointment in love, joins a team of brigands. Soon after he becomes the troop's leader and is recognized as a brave and honorable commander, he never kills anyone he robs. Along with the fame he starts enjoying popularity among women. But Janosik's success raises jealousy in one of the troop's members, greedy and brutal Huncaga.

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Overview from Open Movies

The script by Eva Borusevicova describes the true story of Janosik, the XVIII centuries outlaw, who was prowling through Slovak-Polish border. The story of Janosik, a legendary "Central European Robin Hood", based on a real XVIII century documents and on a romantic legend, operating with a very subjective, original lyricism: the hero is tragic and at the same time very contemporary: he could be an American boy, burned by communing with cruelty of the war comes back from Iraq to the city ghetto and becomes a leader of a gang.

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Janosik: A True Story (2009) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.0/10
Awards Won: 3 nominations

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Production

Costume Assistant:
Janusz Adamik

Director:
Agnieszka Holland
Kasia Adamik

Director of Photography:
Martin Štrba

Musician:
Wojciech Kowalewski

Orchestrator:
Paweł Lucewicz

Original Music Composer:
Antoni Łazarkiewicz

Stunts:
Michał Wojciechowski

Writer:
Eva Borušovičová

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