Project Detail

Rozkvet

Synopsis

Occupied Czechoslovakia, 1943: following her husband's death at the hands of Nazi forces, Romani woman, Erika, isolates herself and her son deep in the forest. Events soon spiral out of control, when she agrees to help the local resistance on a mission gone wrong and Erika reluctantly takes up arms in the hope of saving her family, and perhaps her very people.
Hunting her down are local SS leader, Obersturmfuhrer Engel, a relentless man seeking to make sense of his own tragic loss, and Italian diplomat, Silvano Reale, attempting to stay loyal to his German allies, while remaining a decent man.

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Details

Type of project: Features
Running time: 103 min
Format: Digital video
Director: Thomas Pollock 1st Feature
Producer: Larry Cowan, Thomas Pollock
Co-Producer: Andrew McNeil, Katarina Kokenyova
Executive Producer: Martin McClarnon, Ciaran Connolly, Timea Junghaus
Editor: Caitlin Joyce
Screenwriter: Andrew McNeil
Director of Photography: Patrick Hughes
Production Designer: Alexandra Moore
Sound: Chloe Dalzell
Composer: Yacine Aouissi
Principal cast: Katarina Kokenyova, Andrew McNeill, Pavel Kriz, Lejla Szajkova, Richard McFerran, Kealan McAllister Ladislav Billo Timothy Blore Dmitry Vinokurov Olga Olsinova Luis Szajko Aaron Vodovoz Bruno Santillo
With thanks to: The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, The Community Arts Partnership

Genre

Drama History Northern Irish War

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Lamb Films

Larry Cowan
1st Floor
551 - 555 Lisburn Road
Belfast
BT9 7GQ

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