Wasteland (Czech TV series)
Wasteland | |
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Created by | Štěpán Hulík |
Directed by | Alice Nellis Ivan Zachariáš |
Starring | Zuzana Stivínová Jaroslav Dušek Eva Holubová Petra Špalková |
Music by | David Boulter |
Country of origin | Czech Republic |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | HBO Europe |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | October 2016 |
Wasteland (Czech: Pustina) is a Czech television series, which premiered in October 2016 on HBO Europe.[1] Created by Štěpán Hulík , the series stars Zuzana Stivinova as the mayor of a small Czech town which is being bought up and razed by a coal mining 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 [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.[2]
Filming locations include Jezeří Chateau, an historic site almost entirely surrounded by surface mines.[3]
The cast also includes Jaroslav Dušek, Zuzana Stivínová , Eva Holubová and Petra Špalková. Ivan Zachariáš, the Czech-born director, chose to cast amateurs alongside the professional actors, in order to heighten the eight-part series' realism.[4]
The first two episodes of the series had an advance screening at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2016,[5] and in the Primetime program at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[6]
Awards
- Trilobit 2017
- Czech Lion Awards 2017
- Czech Film Critics' Awards 2017
References
- ^ "Threatened Czech mining village focus of ambitious Wasteland series". Radio Prague, July 7, 2016.
- ^ "HBO Europe Unveils Mini ‘Wasteland,’ Docs at Karlovy Vary". Variety, July 6, 2016.
- ^ Willoughby, Ian (July 7, 2016). "Threatened Czech mining village focus of ambitious Wasteland series". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Dark and Dirty, Wasteland Holds International Appeal". Czech Film Center. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "HBO Europe's 'Pustina' Drama to Premiere at Karlovy Vary Fest". The Hollywood Reporter, June 3, 2016.
- ^ "TIFF Primetime programmer sifts peak TV for festival". Toronto Star, September 9, 2016.
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