CLOWNWISE
by Viktor Tauš
synopsis
At the beginning of their careers Oskar, Max and Viktor created a superstar clown trio called The Busters. Their clownery personified little islands of freedom in the midst of a motionless swamp of resignation during the communist regime of the former Czechoslovakia. An explosive disagreement, however, led to the three clowns breaking up. As it turns out, the clowns, beloved by the nation, can’t stand each other. Now, after thirty years in exile, Oskar returns to end his artistic career in Prague. The meeting with his former friends leads to an unavoidable confrontation. Will the glimmer of the former sunshine days create a spark that will set them on fire again? Even after all this time the question remains the same: who will have the last laugh?
original title: | Clownwise |
country: | Czech Republic, Finland, Luxembourg, Slovakia |
sales agent: | Latido Films |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Viktor Tauš |
film run: | 120' |
release date: | CZ 28/11/2013, SK 28/11/2013, FI 09/05/2014 |
screenplay: | Petr Jarchovský |
cast: | Oldřich Kaiser, Jirí Lábus, Didier Flamand, Kati Outinen, Eva Jeníčková, Taťjana Medvecká |
cinematography by: | Milan Chadima |
film editing: | Alois Fisárek |
producer: | Viktor Tauš, Michal Kollár |
production: | Fog’n’Desire Films, Czech Television - Česká televize, Sokol Kollár, K Film plus, Samastinor a.s., Tarantula Luxembourg, Kinosto Oy |
backing: | Eurimages, MEDIA Programme, The Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography, Film Industry Support Programme, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Film Fund Luxembourg, Finnish Film Foundation, West Finland Film Commission |
distributor: | Falcon |