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Release Date:
November 9, 1996
Original Title:
Tělo bez duše
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Mirofilm
Production Countries:
Czech Republic
Ratings / Certifications:
US: R
Runtime: 94
Documentary look at doomed male prostitutes in Prague, ages 15 to 18, who troll at the public swimming pool, the train station, a video arcade, and a disco. After the boys talk about how they got in the game, the camera follows them to the home of Pavel Rousek. Under the name Hans Miller, he makes gay porno videos, primarily for German distribution. Intercut with a movie shoot chez Rousek is an interview that follows him to his day job at a morgue, where he performs an autopsy as he talks about his work. The sex is without protection; the boys are without family. They talk about their bodies and souls, money, their sexual orientation, AIDS, their dreams, and death.
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Assistant Camera:
Vlastimil Malaska
Aleš Václavík
Assistant Editor:
Gabriela Pitráková
Krasimira Veličková
Associate Producer:
Marta Karoliová
Cinematography:
Vladimír Holomek
Director:
Wiktor Grodecki
Editor:
Wiktor Grodecki
First Assistant Director:
David Švec
Line Producer:
Peter Lencses
Producer:
Miroslav Voštiar
Sound:
Michal Houdek
Sound Post Supervisor:
Manfred Arbter
Sound Re-Recording Assistant:
Brigitte Pradel
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Klaus Hornemann
Sound Recordist:
Petr Forejt
Writer:
Wiktor Grodecki
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