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Good Mr. Benda

2019-02-07 cs 76m
Documentary
A sensitive portrait of grandfather Miroslav Benda, a tried and true Sokol member and an ordinary man with extraordinary vigor and ideals, revealing a story of human resilience and optimism through nostalgia and situational comedy. The film is a kind of observational documentary - it includes family videos and archival film material. We’re drawn into the microcosm of the village of Křenovice u Slavkova by two Japanese women who have decided to visit Benda, thanks to his long friendship with a university professor from Tokyo. Together with Benda, the audience travels to the only Japanese gas station in Europe, to Prague’s Strahov Stadium, and to New York to visit American Sokol members.

Director

Pavel Jurda

Screenplay

Pavel Jurda

Producer

Jiří Konečný

Producer

Petr Kubica

Producer

Martin Polák

Editor

Pavel Kolaja

biography

Status

Released

Countries

  • Czech Republic

Companies

  • Endorfilm
  • Česká televize