Summary
Ivo Pelant made his breakthrough at the beginning of the 1980s thanks to his cooperation with co-screenwriter Radek John and director Karel Smyczek. Their films Jen si tak trochu písknout (Just to Whistle a Bit, 1980), Jako zajíci (Like Rabbits, 1981), Sněženky a machři (Snowdrops and Daredevils, 1982) offered new, more realistic views of contemporary teenage heroes. But prior to these features, Pelant had participated in making the family film Muž přes palubu (Man overboard!), shot in 1980 by Jaromír Borek. It is a motion picture that does not want for critical tones. The film tells the story of 10-year-old David, whose stay with a children’s yachting group is complicated by the arrogance and bullying of Olda, the son of the group’s leader. Dramatic events at a competition open David’s eyes, but at the same time he can forget his dream of sailing at the regatta in Finland... Pelant and Borek continued their cooperation with Kluk za dvě pětky (Cheap Labour, 1983), in which Viktor Král, the talented actor who played David, featured in a side role.
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