''Wasteland'' ( cs, Pustina) is a

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television series, which premiered in October 2016 on

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."Threatened Czech mining village focus of ambitious Wasteland series"

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, July 7, 2016. Created by , the series stars Zuzana Stivinova as the mayor of a small Czech town which is being bought up and razed by a

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company, leading to conflict between residents who want to preserve their traditional life and those who want to take the money and build a better life elsewhere. She loses a referendum allowing the mine to expand, in contravention of a 1991 law limiting brown coal mining in North Bohemia. At the same time, her daughter disappears, and what appears to be an attempt to silence her opposition to the coal mines suggests even deeper layers of political intrigue."HBO Europe Unveils Mini ‘Wasteland,’ Docs at Karlovy Vary"
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'', July 6, 2016. Filming locations include Jezeří Chateau, an historic site almost entirely surrounded by surface mines. The cast also includes

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, ,

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and

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. Ivan Zachariáš, the Czech-born director, chose to cast amateurs alongside the professional actors, in order to heighten the eight-part series' realism. The first two episodes of the series had an advance screening at the

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in July 2016, and in the Primetime program at the

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."TIFF Primetime programmer sifts peak TV for festival"
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'', September 9, 2016.

Cast

* Zuzana Stivínová jr. as Mayor Hana Sikorová, Míša's mother *

as Karel Sikora, Hana's ex-husband and father of Míša * Eliška Křenková as Klára Sikorová, Míša's sister * Leoš Noha as Kpt. Václav Rajner, investigator *

Jan Cina Jan Cina (born 20 March 1988) is a Czech actor and singer of Romani descent. He has an acclaimed career as a dancer, actor and vocalist in the Czech Republic. Cina, a Prague native, was born of Romani descent, in a Czech-Romani family. In his ear ...

as Lukáš „Šary“ Vašíček, Klára's boyfriend *

Štěpán Benoni Štěpán �ʃcɛpaːnis both a masculine Czech given name, equivalent of English Stephen, and a Czech surname. Notable people with the name include: Given names * Štěpán Hřebejk (b. 1982), Czech ice hockey player * Štěpán Janáček (b. 1 ...

as Adam Vašíček * Oskar Hes as Filip Paskowski *

as Vašíčková *

Miroslav Vladyka Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic S ...

as Vašíček *

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as Pavel Abrham *

as Markéta Masařová * Štěpán Matejíčka as Jakub Masař * Kateřina Pindejová as Abramová * Martin Kubačák as František Cetkovský * Ivan Krúpa as Petr Krušina * Adam Petrlík as Dejv * Janek Gregor as Tibor Balog * Jan Bavala as Sysel * Mário Pech as Horváth * Maxmilián Mráz as Kučera * Richard Stanke as Kwiatkowski * Adrian Jastraban as Filip's father

Awards

* Trilobit 2017 *

Czech Lion Awards The Czech Lion Awards ( cs, Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of members of the Czech Fi ...

2017 *

Czech Film Critics' Awards Czech Film Critics' Awards ( cs, Ceny české filmové kritiky) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. Awards were established in 2010 as alternative to Czech Lion Awards. Awards are organised by Association ...

2017

References

External links

* Czech drama television series 2016 Czech television series debuts Czech Lion Awards winners (television series) Czech Film Critics' Awards winners HBO Europe original programming Czech-language HBO original programming {{CzechRepublic-tv-prog-stub