Aliens Are Here!

Ota Koval, 1988

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Summary

This final film from accomplished director Jiří Hanibal is a children’s story about a seven-year-old boy unable to come to terms with the loss of his mother. The motion picture, released in 1989, relates how Radek’s mother has emigrated to the West, leaving her son in the care of her ex-husband and the boy’s father, who has since re-married. Radek is supposed to believe that his mother has died, but accidentally learns the truth from a neighbour. And so he decides to run away from home with his beloved dog Cézar – the only remaining tie to his former family life. Matouš Soukenka takes the lead role in this inconspicuous psychological film. The young actor previously appeared as the star of the sci-fi comedy Uf-oni jsou tady (The Aliens Are Here!, 1988). The role of the father goes to Zdeněk Žák, while the role of Radek’s understanding stepmother enables actress Zuzana Schulzová to flex her acting muscles.
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About a film

Production year 1988
Countries Czechoslovakia
Categories film
Genres children
Form feature
Duration 89 min
Director Ota Koval
Cast Matouš Soukenka, Oleg Homola, Jaroslava Schallerová, Jan Kincl, Jan Horáček, Vít Němec
Director of photography Jiří Macák
Screenplay Miroslav Adamec, Ota Koval
Editor Dalibor Lipský
Production designer Ludvík Široký
Artist Marc Chagall
Music Petr Hapka
Sound designer Jiří Moudrý