''Bony a klid'' is a
Czech
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** Czech language
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Places
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drama film
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directed by
Vít Olmer Vít is a Czech masculine given name, the Czech rendition of the Latin name Vitus, popularized through the Christian tradition of Saint Vitus (290–302).
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. It was released in 1987.
Plot
The film is set in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
. Martin, a young man from
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (; german: Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 42,000 inhabitants.
Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive ind ...
, becomes a victim of a fraud committed by Richard, a currency dealer (trading foreign currencies was illegal in Czechoslovakia during the socialist era). Seeking to get his money back, he attempts to track Richard down and eventually joins his gang, consisting of Hary, Bíny and Slepejš. He quickly adapts to the lifestyle of big money, debauched parties, prostitutes, and police raids. Bíny betrays one of their deals to a rival gang, led by Karel, and they find themselves on the run from the police. They attempt to seek shelter in Mladá Boleslav, but are eventually found and during the chase, Hary falls to his death from a balcony. The gang appears in court and is sentenced to serve jail time. It is strongly suggested that Karel has an influence over the judge.
Cast
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Jan Potměšil - Martin
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Veronika Jeníková - Eva
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Josef Nedorost - Richard
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Tomáš Hanák
Tomáš Hanák (born March 27, 1957) is a Czech actor, comedian, screenwriter, and TV presenter who has appeared in several films and television shows since 1984. He is also an occasional singer.
Biography
Hanák was born in Kremnica, Czechoslo ...
- Hary
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Roman Skamene - Bíny
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Miloslav Kopečný - Slepejš
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Vítězslav Jirsák - Martin's Father
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Milos Čálek - Benák
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František Švihlík - Karel
Music
The music in the film is by the band
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood were an English synth-pop band formed in Liverpool in 1980. The group's best-known line-up comprised Holly Johnson (vocals), Paul Rutherford (backing vocals), Peter Gill (drums, percussion), Mark O'Toole (bass guit ...
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Relax
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Songs
* "Relax" (song), a 1983 song by Fran ...
,
The Power of Love,
The World is My Oyster), and by Charles Shaw & Silvia Brown (
Hold Me Baby and
I Leave It Up To You).
External links
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1987 films
1980s Czech-language films
1987 drama films
Czech drama films
Czechoslovak drama films
1980s Czech films
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