Czech Films 2018–2019 2019 / Miss Hanoi / Czech Republic, Slovak Republic 2018
In this captivating crime drama, a mysterious death in the border town of Varnsdorf brings together a cynical detective and a young idealistic police officer. Their investigation leads them to the local Vietnamese community, which is bound by rigid rules and complicated relationships.
Captain Kříž (David Novotný) travels to Varnsdorf to investigate the death of a local thug. The trail leads to the local Vietnamese community, where young officer Anh (Ha Thanh Špetlíková) acts as his guide. But her involvement threatens to influence the investigation because one of the suspects is her former boyfriend. Director Zdeněk Viktora’s crime drama revolves around the relationship between the two investigators: he’s a hardened cynic, she’s a hardworking idealist. But the picture also delves into the web of relationships that characterize life in the Czech Republic’s Vietnamese community. Like many members of her Czech Vietnamese generation, officer Anh grew up in a foster family since her parents wanted to concentrate on their business.
Jan Škoda
90 min / Color, DCP
Director Zdeněk Viktora
/ Screenplay Zdeněk Viktora, Adéla Kabelková, Marek Grajciar
/ Dir. of Photography Aleš Hart
/ Music Jiří Hájek
/ Editor Jakub Voves, Emil Pawinger
/ Art Director Anna Pospíšilová, Louis Traore
/ Producer Zdeněk Viktora
/ Production SCREENPLAY BY s.r.o.
/ Coproduction B3F s.r.o.
/ Cast Ha Thanh Špetlíková, David Novotný, Ján Jackuliak, Miroslav Hruška, Chip Nguyen
/ Sales KAF Europa
/ Distributor Falcon a.s.
Zdeněk Viktora (b. 1976, Prague). Selected filmography: Vinyl (2003, short), I Like… (2005, short), Raluca (2014), Miss Hanoi (2018)
Falcon a.s.
Radlická 3185/1c, 150 00, Praha 5
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 224 422 222
E-mail: [email protected]
KAF Europa
Avenue du Chateau 5, 1008, Prilly
Switzerland
Phone: +41 786 968 909
E-mail: [email protected]
Zdeněk Viktora
Film Director / Producer
Ha Thanh Špetlíková
Actress
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