''Seven Days of Sin'' () is a 2012 Czech action
historical drama film
A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as c ...
directed by
Jiří Chlumský
Jiří Chlumský (born 4 July 1958) is a Czechs, Czech film director, director. His 2009 film ''Broken Promise'' was Slovakia's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Chlumský is married to Cz ...
.
Synopsis
Based on a true story set in the
Sudetenland
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, an area of Czechoslovakia occupied by
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German Reich, German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a Totalit ...
, in the spring of 1945, the film begins with the wedding of forester Jan Olšan and his beloved Agnes. Their union is problematic due to the fact that Jan is Czech, and Agnes is German. Agnes's father and brother Jürgen both oppose the marriage, as they feel that by marrying a Czech, Agnes will dilute their pure German blood. As
the war comes to an end and the area is liberated, Agnes is persecuted by the Czechs and goes missing. Jan and Jürgen go in search of her, and the former is eventually accused of collaborating with the Nazis.
Differences from real events
Except for Uvarov, all names in the story have been changed. The mixed marriage of Jan and Agnes is actually documented, and Marie's character has been modified: she was not Jan's lover but the wife of a man with whom Jan had a property dispute. The dialogue between Uvarov and Brachtl is based on a real written record. When writing the script, the author of the script, Josef Urban, mainly relied on the statements of Karel Cvrk, who worked in 1945 in Šumperk at the District National Committee.
Cast
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Ondřej Vetchý
Ondřej Vetchý (born 16 May 1962) is a Czech actor. He is a member of The Drama Club (DC) in Prague.
Filmography
Films
* 1985 – Janek in '' Give the Devil his Due''
* 1988 – Dan in '' Dům pro dva'' (nomination for European Film Award f ...
as Jan Olšan
* Jarek Hylebrant as Jürgen Schreier
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Vica Kerekes
Éva "Vica" Kerekes (born 28 March 1981) is a Slovak actress of Hungarian ethnicity. She is active in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. She is often referred to and credited as Vica Kerekésová, Vica Kerekešová, and Kerekes Vica. Sh ...
as Agnes
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Jiří Schmitzer
Jiří Schmitzer (born 25 October 1949) is a Czech actor and musician, the son of actor Jiří Sovák. He is a four-time holder of the Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Biography Career
Schmitzer graduated from the Theatre Fa ...
as Ditrich
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Norbert Lichý
Norbert is a Germanic given name and infrequent surname, from '' nord'' "north" and ''berht'' "bright".
People with the given name
Academia
* Norbert Angermann (born 1936), German historian
* Norbert A’Campo (born 1941), Swiss mathematician
* ...
as Dohnal
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Igor Bareš as Lubomír Přikryl
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Attila Mokos as Brachtl
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Fyodor Bondarchuk
Fyodor Sergeyevich Bondarchuk ( ; born 9 May 1967) is a Russian film director, actor, producer and TV host. He is also the founder of Art Pictures Studio, a production company.
He specializes in action movies, war movies, and science fiction ...
as Uvarov
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Kostas Zerdaloglu as Bozděch
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Anna Šišková
Anna Šišková (born 30 June 1960) is a Slovak actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the th ...
as Helga
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Katarína Kolajová as Marie
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Karel Hlušička as old Olšan
Production
The film experienced a number of problems during filming, including snowstorms, floods, and injuries to Ondřej Vetchý.
Home video
''Seven Days of Sin'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray discs on 31 July 2013 in Czechia, and it became one of the first Czech films to be made available through the iTunes store.
Accolades
The film received three nominations at the 2012
Czech Lion Awards
The Czech Lion Awards () are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historica ...
: Best Cinematography (Ján Ďuriš), Best Actress in a Leading Role for Kerekes, and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Vetchý; it did not win any.
References
External links
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7 dní hříchů' at CSFD.cz
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7 dní hříchů' at cfn.cz {{in lang, cs
2012 films
Czech historical drama films
Slovak historical drama films
2010s Czech-language films
Czech action films
2012 drama films
Czech World War II films
Czech action war films