29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Great Night

The Great Night

Petr Hátle / Czech Republic / 2013 / World Premiere / 72 min.


synopsis

In the twilight of consumer democracy, priestesses of love come to life and wait for their customers. Prostitutes, sales clerks, warehouse workers, non-stop bars, dance clubs, musty flats. A subculture of insomnia that lives the eternal night. Unceasing dissatisfaction with one’s life and unfulfilled desires. The rhythm of the nocturnal life of consumption and rapid gain, soaked in amphetamine and cheep alcohol.

Assembly-line production of gaming machines, tools for the consumption of human disorder and unhappiness. The lottery of prostitutes and nighttime wandering that defies angelic choirs of purity and modesty. Sonatas next to cheap hot dogs, shampoo, and the hopelessness of housing projects.

more about film

director: Petr Hátle
producer: Pavla Janoušková Kubečková

contact

nutprodukce, s.r.o.
Pavla Kubečková
Umělecká 618/7, 170 00 Praha 7
pavla@nutprodukce.cz
+420 605 256 190

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2013
section:Czech Joy
awards:Nejlepší český dokumentární film
format:Blu-ray
language:Czech
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Petr Hátle
original title:Velká noc
country:Czech Republic
year:2013
running time:72 min.

Section


Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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