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King Skate (2018)
Directed by Šimon Šafránek
“Wild ride towards freedom in the middle of communism”
Documentary · 1h 22m
The first feature-length documentary about the rise of skateboarding in Czechoslovakia presents a gripping tale of the search for freedom in a society stifled by the communist regime. Unique archive shots set to a driving punk soundtrack introduce us to the cult masters of the board and their never-ending party ride through the grey days of Normalization.
Crew
- Director
- Šimon Šafránek
- Writer
- Šimon Šafránek
- Novel
- Michal Nanoru
- Director of Photography
- Jiří Chod
- Editor
- Šimon Hájek
- Producer
- Kateřina Černá
Details
- Release date
- 2018-09-20
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- CS
- Spoken languages
- Czech
- Countries
- Czech Republic
- Production
- Negativ, Česká televize, Magiclab
- Box office
- $36,233