Netherlands / Jan 29, 2018 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
The Dung Beetle is late, the Parasite is asleep and Mrs Larva is more interested in her knitting than the director’s instructions. It’s clear: this amateur theatre company has a long way to go before they can perform their version of "The Insect Play", a famous satirical work from 1922 by the brothers Karel and Josef Čapek which features insects with decidedly human traits: greed, egocentrism, jealousy.
Genres
ComedyDramaAnimation
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hmyz |
| Original language | Český (CS) |
| Spoken languages | Český |
| Production countries | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ATHANOR, PubRes, Česká televize |
| Release date | 19 febbraio 2018 |
| Production | Jaromír Kallista, Zuzana Mistríková, Ľubica Orechovská, Helena Uldrichová, Andrew Hawkins |
| Writer | Jan Švankmajer, Josef Čapek, Karel Čapek |
| Editing | Jan Daňhel |
| Cinematography | Adam Oľha, Jan Růžička |
| Assistant directors | Jan Švankmajer |
| Camera operators | Adam Oľha, Jan Růžička |
| Additional photography | Adam Oľha, Jan Růžička |
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| Production design | Jan Švankmajer, Václav Švankmajer |
| Art direction | Jan Švankmajer, Václav Švankmajer |
| Set decoration | Jan Švankmajer, Václav Švankmajer |
| Music | Ivo Špalj |
| Sound | Ivo Špalj |
| Costume design | Veronika Hrubá, Tereza Prachařová |
| Makeup | Tereza Prachařová, Veronika Hrubá |
| Hairstyling | Veronika Hrubá, Tereza Prachařová |
| Budget | 400.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / May 04, 2019 / Jeonju International Film Festival
China / Jun 14, 2024 / Shanghai International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Czechia / Feb 19, 2018 / 18+
Slovakia / Feb 19, 2018
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