Brothers | |
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Directed by | Tomáš Mašín |
Screenplay by | Marek Epstein |
Based on | The Testament by Barbara Mašín |
Produced by | Petr Bílek |
Starring |
Jan Nedbal Oskar Hes |
Cinematography | Friede Clausz |
Production companies | FilmBrigade Czech Television |
Distributed by | CinemArt |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
Countries | Czech Republic Germany Slovakia |
Language | Czech |
Budget | 60 million CZK [1][ irrelevant citation] |
Box office | 6,710,167 CZK [2] |
Brothers ( Czech: Bratři) is a 2023 historical action drama film directed by Tomáš Mašín from a screenplay written by Marek Epstein. [3] The film is based on the novel The Testament by Barbara Mašín. [4] It is based on a controversial story of Josef Mašín and Ctirad Mašín. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. [5]
The film follows brothers Josef and Ctirad Mašín, sons of Josef Mašín who put up armed resistance against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia during the period 1951–1953.
The film is based on a book Zatím dobrý by Jan Novák which tells story of Mašín group escape from Czechoslovakia. [6] The film is directed by Tomáš Mašín a distant relative of Mašín brothers. He started preparations of the film in 2010. Mašín had problem to find finances but in 2019 he gained foundation 15 million CZK from Czech film fund but shooting was stalled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic. [7] The film also gained 1.5 million CZK on crowdfunding site Hithit. [8] [9] [10]
During May 2022 filmmakers were choosing locations for filming, worked on costumes and were casting supporting roles. [7] Oskar Hes and Jan Nedbal were chosen for main roles. [11] Shooting started in early August 2022. [12] Shooting concluded on 6 December 2022. [13] First trailer for the film was released on 16 June 2023. [14] Final trailer was released on 12 September 2023. [15]
Premiere in Czech theatres was scheduled for 26 October 2023 which is a seventy years anniversary of Mašíns escape to West Germany. It is distributed by CinemArt in the Czech Republic. [16]