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David Ondříček (born 23 June 1969) is a Czech film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2021, he won the Best Director Czech Lion Award for Zátopek. His 2012 film In the Shadow won nine Czech Lion Awards. Ondříček is the son of the late Czech cinematographer Miroslav Ondříček.
David Ondříček is known for his successful feature films Loners, One Hand Can't Clap, In the Shadow, or his newest film Zátopek. One of the most distinctive post-revolution Czech directors, but also a screenwriter, producer, and founder of Lucky Man Films production.
David Ondříček (* 23. června 1969, Praha) je český režisér a producent. Je synem kameramana Miroslava Ondříčka. Vystudoval pražské Gymnázium Na Zatlance a následně dokumentaristiku na FAMU (1987–1992), jeho debutem se stal v roce 1996 film Šeptej.
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Ron Clarke competes at 1968 Summer Olympicsbut fails to win any medal. Feeling disappointed that he might have lost his last chance to win an Olympics medal he starts to doubt his career and decides to meet Emil Zátopek whom he adores. The film is about their dialogue during which audience can learn retrospectively about Zátopek's sport career and ...
Václav Neužil as Emil ZátopekMartha Issová as Dana ZátopkováRobert Mikluš[cs]as Josef DostálJames Frecheville as Ron ClarkeDavid Ondříček came up with an idea for the film in 2007 and started to work on the screenplay and started to prepare the film after he finished Dukla 61. In 2015, Ondříček started to gather finances for the film and submitted application for a grant from Czech State Fund for Cinematography but was twice rejected. After the release of Ondříček's fi...
The film was originally set to premiere on 13 August 2020, but was delayed for 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic. A new date was set for 12 August 2021. It was eventually moved to 20 August 2021 during the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Distribution for cinemas was set for 26 August 2021.On 19 September 2022 the fi...
Critical reception
Zátopekhas received generally positive reviews from critic holding 82% on Kinobox.
Accolades
The film won the audience award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival garnering a 1.13 rating from the audience narrowly beating Quo Vadis, Aida?.
David Ondricek. Director: Zátopek. Director, screenwriter and producer, one of the most distinctive post-revolution Czech directors. He debuted with the film Whisper (Septej, 1996) followed by Loners (Samotari, 2000), which was produced by his own company Lucky Man Films.
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Mar 5, 2022 · “Zátopek,” director David Ondříček’s biopic about Olympic champion Emil Zátopek, dominated the 29th annual Czech Lion Awards, winning in eight categories across 13 nominations.
Aug 27, 2021 · David Ondříček is a Czech film director, screenwriter and producer. His 2012 film In the Shadow [+. ] won nine Czech Lions. His latest effort, Zátopek [+. ], was the opening movie of this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
