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Completed - ENGLISH, SLOVAKIAN - Historical, Romance, Drama - 120 minutes

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Milan CIESLAR
Writer(s) : Geraldine BLECKER, Milan CIESLAR, Arnost LUSTIG
Cast : Jiri MADL, Clémence THIOLY, Andy HRYC, Andrej HRYC, Eric BOUWER, Zuzana MAURERY, Ondrej VETCHY

Producer(s) : Milan CIESLAR (HAPPY CELLULOID LTD.), Wanda ADAMIK HRYCOVA (WANDAL PRODUCTION, S.R.O.)

Synopsis

Arnost Lustig was one of the world's most renowned literary authors of our times. Lustig's novel 'A girl from Antwerp' upon which our film Colette is based, draws on the author's personal Nazi Concentration Camp experience and his own recollection of several escape attempts from the hell of Auschwitz. The story of The Pulitzer Prize nominee Lustig is about the power of love under extreme life circumstances. It is a story of young lovers and their vigorous determination to escape from a hopeless life condition and theirs courage to face death

Production

Country(ies) : SLOVAKIA

Festivals and Awards

Czech Lions 2013 (Best Supporting Actress)
Czech Lion 2014 (Best Cinematography)


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