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Release Date:
October 26, 2024
Original Title:
Džungle Placht
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Frame Films
Production Countries:
Czech Republic
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
Czech painter and artist Otto Placht (1962) is sometimes called the painter of the jungle. His creative and private life is divided between Prague and Peru, where he draws inspiration from the depths of the Amazon rainforest, ayahuasca and the local people. The film shows his creative process in the interiors of Prague and a studio built right in the rainforest. Poetic shots of nature are interspersed with the harsh realities of the big city, in which Placht's passionate love life and complicated family life are also revealed. The artist's paintings have proven to be not only a fascination with and homage to immaculate nature, but also an environmental plea for its protection.
Co-Producer:
Barbora Kinkalová
Creative Producer:
Kateřina Ondřejková
Director:
Alice Růžičková
Director of Photography:
Jan Šípek
Dramaturgy:
Jan Gogola ml.
Editor:
Jiří Procházka
Original Music Composer:
Martin Klusák
Ivan Mikyska
Producer:
Jitka Kotrlová
Screenplay:
Alice Růžičková
Sound:
Václav Kopelec
Sound Designer:
Juras Karaka
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