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Release Date:
January 1, 1994
Original Title:
Andělé nejsou andělé
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Mirofilm
Production Countries:
Czech Republic
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 80
Interviews with a procurer and with nineteen boys and young men who are prostitutes in Prague. The youths range in age from 14 to 19. They hustle at the central train station and at clubs. Most of their clients are foreign tourists, many are German. The youths talk about why they hustle, their first trick, prices, dangers, what they know about AIDS, their fears (disease and loneliness), and how they imagine their futures. The film's title, its liturgical score, much of it elegiac, and shots of the city's statues of angels underline the vulnerability and callow lack of sophistication of the young men.
Assistant Camera:
Aleš Václavík
Vlastimil Malaska
Assistant Editor:
Alexandra Visokaiová
Pavel Franclík
Cinematography:
Vladimír Holomek
Director:
Wiktor Grodecki
Editor:
Wiktor Grodecki
First Assistant Director:
Frank Beauvais
Gaffer:
Stanislav Klika
Vladimir Vins
Line Producer:
Peter Lencses
Production Manager:
Olga Chittussiová
Second Assistant Director:
Misha Votruba
Second Second Assistant Director:
Petr Samec
Sound Re-Recording Assistant:
Brigitte Pradel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Klaus Hornemann
Manfred Arbter
Sound Recordist:
Jan Čeněk
Steadicam Operator:
Jiří Pechar
Writer:
Wiktor Grodecki
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