Rebelové is a 2001 Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 musical film

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

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Plot

The story, set in the year of 1968's Prague Spring

Prague Spring

The Prague Spring was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II...

 and the Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 invasion, features a planned escape to the West and the arrest of one of its central characters for desertion

Desertion

In military terminology, desertion is the abandonment of a "duty" or post without permission and is done with the intention of not returning...

 from the army. The main couple, Tereza and Šimon, struggles to enjoy the free spirit of the times in spite of the turbulent political circumstances.

Production

The musical, written by Filip Renč

Filip Renc

Filip Renč is a Czech director, screenwriter and actor.- Biography :Filip Renč was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Since his childhood, he already proved his enthusiasm for movies and drama. As a young boy he appeared in several movies, including Julek and Leve kridlo...

 and Zdeněk Zelenka, was first produced as a film in 2001. The cast included Zuzana Norisová (as Tereza), Jan Révai (as Šimon) and Tomáš Hanák (as Tereza's father).

• Tereza .... Zuzana Norisová
• Šimon .... Jan Révai
• Julča .... Anna Veselá
• Bugyna .... Alžbeta Stanková
• Tereza's Dad .... Tomáš Hanák
• Olda .... Martin Kubačák
• Eman .... Ľuboš Kostelný
• Bob .... Jaromír Nosek
• Priest .... František Němec
• Alžběta .... Soňa Norisová
• Tuřín .... Ondřej Šípek
• Drmola .... Petr Burian
• Douša, Guard in Train .... Stanislav Štepka
• teacher Drtinová .... Helga Čočková
• Alžběta's husband .... Josef Carda
• Major .... Bronislav Poloczek
• Professor .... Jiřina Bohdalová
• Male Singer .... Marcel Švidrman
• Female Singer .... Kateřina Mátlová
• Owner of Shooting Range .... Radana Herrmanová
• Shoe Shopkeeper .... Jan Bursa
• Principal .... Oto Ševčík
• 1st Officer of SNB (State National Safety) .... Jindřich Hrdý
• 2nd Officer of SNB .... Vít Pešina
• Frontier Guard .... Jan Svěrák
  Jan Sverák
  Jan Svěrák is a Czech film director. He is the son of screenwriter and actor Zdeněk Svěrák. He studied documentary filmmaking at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague...
  
  
• Child .... Oskar Helcl
• Child .... Valerie Šámalová
• TV Editor .... Libuše Štědrá
• Soviet Soldier .... Miroslav bučkovský
• Trombonist .... Ladislav Beran

Stage version

Norisová, in alternation with Zdenka Trvalcová and Zuzana Vejvodová

Zuzana Vejvodová

Zuzana Vejvodová is a Czech actress.In 2000 she graduated from Prague Conservatory. Afterwards she joined Divadlo Na Fidlovačce . She regularly performs in TV films and series. In April 2008 she was shortlisted for TýTý Award, an annual Czech television award, in one of the categories...

, also appeared in a stage version, that opened at the Divadlo Broadway Praha (Broadway Theatre Prague) in September 2003. The role of Šimon was alternated by Zbyněk Fric, Martin Písařík

Martin Písařík

Martin Písařík is a Czech film, television and stage actor. He studied at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory. His last name pronounce pee-sah-zheek. He performed the character of Oskar Všetečka in the Czech soap opera Ordinace v růžové zahradě.-ABC Theatre:*Frederick .... Parisot*The Importance of...

and Ján Slezák.

Film Songs

• Měsíc
• Gina
• Pátá (Down Town)
• Jezdím bez nehod
• Jo, třešně zrály (Jailer, Bring Me the Water)
• Letíme na měsíc
• Š Š Š (Sugar Town)
• Včera neděle byla
• Oliver Twist
• Nej, Nej, Nej
• Mě se líbí Bob (My Boy Lollipop)
• Hvězda na vrbě
• Náhrobní kámen
• Já budu chodit po špičkách
• Stín katedrál
• San Francisco
• Řekni, kdy ty kytky jsou (Where Have All the Flowers Gone)