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The Last Race

Horizons 2022 / Poslední závod / Czech Republic 2022

The Giant Mountains, 1913. At the start of a skiing competition Bohumil Hanč, the greatest Czech cross-country skier of his day, encounters the talented all-rounder Emmerich Rath, whose German origins have brought him problems his whole life. The bitterly cold, but stunning mountain ridges provide the setting for an ill-fated race, where the battle for first place becomes a battle for survival. A dramatic tale of friendship that knows no national boundaries.

Synopsis

The Giant Mountains, 1913. At the start of a cross-country skiing competition Bohumil Hanč, the greatest Czech cross-country skier of his day, encounters the talented all-rounder Emmerich Rath, whose German origins have been a source of irritation for others throughout his life. The ill-fated race begins and the battle for first place ultimately becomes a battle for survival. Set against the backdrop of the bitterly cold but stunning mountain range, the film tells a dramatic tale of friendship that knows no national boundaries.

Ondřej Kopřiva

About the film

102 min / Color, DCP

Director Tomáš Hodan / Screenplay Tomáš Hodan / Dir. of Photography Jan Baset Střítežský / Music Jakub Kudláč / Sound Robert Slezák / Editor Anna Johnson Ryndová / Art Director Jan Pjena Novotný / Producer Ondřej Beránek, Martina Knoblochová / Production Punk Film / Coproduction Česká televize, Magiclab, innogy / Cast Kryštof Hádek, Judit Bárdos, Marek Adamczyk, Oldřich Kaiser, Vladimír Pokorný, Vladimír Javorský, Jan Hájek, Jaroslav Plesl, Jan Nedbal, Cyril Dobrý, Jan Hofman / Contact Punk Film, s.r.o. / Distributor Bontonfilm, a.s.