Synopsis
The feature film President Blaník tells the story of lobbyist Antonín Blaník, who decides to run for president of the Czech Republic. The main character, Tonda Blaník, announced his presidential candidacy. In the campaign, he promised, for example, butter and lithium for every family or corruption available to everyone, and he even got a hundred thousand signatures. In the end, however, he did not submit his candidacy for the Castle when his assistant Žížala failed to deliver the signature sheets to the Ministry of the Interior in time. Nevertheless, Tonda Blaník continues to try to save the Czech land and show its inhabitants how to have a better life. The feature film is a sequel to the successful series Kancelář Blaník.
COUNTRY
Czech Republic
Producers
Milan Kuchynka, Pavel Strnad
Genre
Comedy
Co-producers
ČESKÁ TELEVIZE, SEZNAM.CZ, WITH THE SUPPORT OF CZECH FILM FUND
Release Date
8. 2. 2018
Screening Formats
DCP
Runtime
90 minutes
Trailer & Photogallery
Cast & Crew
Director
Marek Najbrt
Writer
Tomáš Hodan, Robert Geisler, Jan Bartes, Benjamin Tuček a Marek Najbrt
Editor
Michal Hýka
Cinematographer
Jan Baset Střítežský, Martin Štěpánek, Havel Parkán
CAST
Marek Daniel, Michal Dalecký, Halka Třešňáková
MUSIC
Midi Lidi
Sound Designer
Jan Štindl
About the film
The creators of the feature film President Blaník, whose protagonist is lobbyist Antonín Blaník (Marek Daniel), completed their film in record time. The plot of the film that follows a successful series takes place in the background of the real events of the second direct election of the president of the Czech Republic. It thus features a number of actual figures of Czech political and social life. The first round of the presidential election took place on January 12-13 and the second on January 26-27. President Blaník entered cinemas already on February 1st. The filmmakers had to be prepared for different variants of the outcome of the presidential election so that a few days after the announcement of the name of the president, a version of the film depicting the current result could be released.
Although the feature film is a sequel to a celebrated internet series, which viewers know from Stream.cz internet television, the difference compared to the series is not only in the more cinematic shooting style. For example, the filming takes place in the cinemascope format, and the creators use other locations and a number of exteriors. At the same time, they do not solve one specific affair but follow the continuous story of Tonda Blaník’s candidacy for the presidency and his subsequent dealing with failure. It also looks into the privacy of the characters, and the whole plot is more involved in the actual happenings in the political scene. The film features, among others, anchorman Jakub Železný, lawyer Tomáš Sokol, economist Tomáš Sedláček, Ladislav Špaček, and singer Tomáš Klus.