National Street

National Street
Directed by	Štěpán Altrichter
Screenplay by	Jaroslav Rudiš, Štěpán Altrichter
Based on	Národní třída by Jaroslav Rudiš
Produced by	Pavel Strnad[1]
Starring	Hynek Čermák
Cinematography	Cristian Pirjol
Music by	Reentko Dirks, Clemens Christian Poetzsch
Production companies	Negativ 42film
Release date	26 September 2019 (2019-09-26) (Czech Republic)
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	Czech Republic Germany[2]
Language	Czech
Budget	28,000,000 CZK[3]

National Street (Czech title: Národní třída) is a 2019 Czech drama film starring Hynek Čermák. It is based on a book by Jaroslav Rudiš of the same name.[4]

Plot

The film is about man known as Vandam. He lives in prefab housing estate in Prague. He trains every night to be fits which earns him nickname reminiscent of Jean-Claude Van Damme. He likes barmaid Lucka who gets into trouble due to debts and Vandam decides to help her.

Cast and characters

• Hynek Čermák as Vandam
• Kateřina Janečková as Lucka
• Jan Cina as Psycho
• Václav Neužil as Milner
• Jiří Langmajer as Roman
• Martin Sobotka as Séf
• Erika Stárková as Hairdresser
• Lubor Šplíchal as Mayor
• Andrej Polák as Spokesperson
• Martin Siničák as Vandam's father
• Bára Vozková as Gábina
• Terezie Vraspírová as Rich Russian girl

Production

Shooting started on 27 August 2018.[5] Production concluded in July 2019. The film was shot in Prague.[6]

References

1. "Národní třída". Česká televize (in Czech). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
2. "Osamělý rváč Vandam v podání Hynka Čermáka obdivuje paneláky". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 August 2019.
3. "Fond kinematografie rozdělil 66 milionů korun, podpoří Sedláčkův film o Palachovi či satiru Prezident Blaník". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
4. "Na Národní třídě natáčí Vandam. Vzniká film podle knihy Jaroslava Rudiše". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
5. "Začalo natáčení filmu podle Rudiše. Hynek Čermák hraje sídlištního šerifa a rváče". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
6. "Štěpán Altrichter dokončil film Národní třída s Hynkem Čermákem, pro kina museli filmaři vyrobit dvě verze traileru". kdykde.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 August 2019.

External links

• National Street at IMDb