A story of an extraordinary artist who has unintentionally signed a deal with a devil. Jiří Trnka was one of the biggest Czech artists of the 20th century and one of the founders of the puppet animation. His work demonstrated the world that communist society can provide better conditions for extraordinary artistic creations. The ideological clash between West and East didn’t leave children and their stories apart from their struggle in ideological and political positions.
Cast
Réginald Huguenin
Joël Farges (adult)
Tereza Brdečková
Herself
Jérôme Carret
Camera operator
Arkaitz Basterra Zalbide
Assistant director
Bérénice Farges
Unknown
Vladimír Klaška
Jiří Trnka (young)
Adam Šrámek
Rudolf Trnka
Jana Kollertová
Růžena Trnková
James Warren
Jan Trnka (young)
Otto Němec
Jiří Trnka (adult)
Sacha Huyghe
Joël Farges (young)
Olivia Csiky Trnka
Joël Farges's Mother
Matouš Horal
Animator
Ozlem Atkin
Animator
Stanislava Bartošová
Makeup Artist
Jan Trnka
Himself
Edgar Dutka
Himself
Zuzana Ceplová
Herself
Helena Trnková
Herself
Crew
Ivana Pauerová
Dramaturgy
Joël Farges
Director, Screenplay
Tereza Brdečková
Screenplay
Adéla Špaljová
Editor
Monika Marková
Assistant Editor
Lukáš Hyksa
Director of Photography
Édouard Potier
Director of Photography
Jérôme Carret
Assistant Director
Arkaitz Basterra Zalbide
Assistant Director
Jiří Vlach
Executive Producer
Olga Prud’homme Farges
Producer, Production Manager
Vladimír Lhoták
Producer
Helena Uldrichová
Co-Producer
Clementine Brochet
Assistant Camera
Marcela Křížová
Costume Design
Edith Vesperini
Costume Design
Stanislava Bartošová
Makeup & Hair
Radka Novotná
Makeup & Hair
Pavel Matyáš
Sound Assistant
Libor Kovář
Sound Assistant
Jiří Melcher
Sound Recordist
Ivo Špalj
Sound
Lukáš Martina
Sound
Matthieu Cochin
Sound
Matěj Sýkora
Set Decoration
Roman Mach
Set Decoration
Markéta Císařová
Production Manager
Barbora Svobodová
Production Manager
Alena Müllerová
Creative Producer
František Jakubec
Focus Puller
Markéta Sedláčková
Assistant Production Manager
Tereza Slabejová
Assistant Production Manager
Kateřina Doležalová
Assistant Production Manager
Tereza Háčková
Assistant Production Manager