BRATISLAVA: Slovak director Peter Bebjak is shooting the Czech/Slovak thriller
Shadowplay / Tieňohra. The film is produced by the Czech companies Hangar Films and Barletta, in coproduction with Slovakia´s D.N.A.
„We started shooting at the end of November 2020 and we have 10 shooting days behind us. The next 15 days of filming are sheduled for March and April 2021 on Czech locations in Ústí nad Labem and Prague,“ producer Rasťo Šesták from D.N.A. told FNE.
Shadowplay tells the story of a paramedic Jan, whose wife was murdered. Over time, he tries to accept his fate and start anew, however the erroneous judicial system fails to punish the culprit accordingly and Jan is unable to come to terms with the fact that the murderer walked free. He decides to take matters into his own hands and fight against the circumstances and the system itself.
film profile] (read the news), Slovakia’s candidate for the 93
rd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category, and the television miniseries
The Actor (read the news), Bebjak has already started shooting a new feature film, a revenge thriller titled
Shadowplay.
Written by
Vendula Bradáčová, Slovakian actor
Milan Ondrík (read the interview) stars in the leading role as Jan, a man who leaves his wife (
Dominika Morávková) who herself will soon become the victim of crime. Jan turns into a widower with the full awareness that he is responsible for his wife’s death because he did not help her in a critical moment. He hides from guilt in a local boxing club. After a string of revelations, Jan starts pursuing his wife’s murderer himself, fearing the culprit could avoid justice and punishment.