This fascinating historical drama looks at the life of "the Czech Schindler," Zdenek Toman, a controversial figure who was an unsavory politician and dubious entrepreneur, but also the savior of hundreds of Eastern European Jews.
Jan Masaryk
The runtime is 145 minutes (2h 25m).
The film features dialogue in 5 languages: English, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Slovak.
It was a co-production between: Czech Republic, Slovakia.
The film was directed by Ondřej Trojan.
The screenplay was written by Zdeňka Šimandlová and Ondřej Trojan.
The score was composed by Michal Novinski.
Cinematography was handled by Tomáš Sysel.
The film features a large ensemble cast of over 70 credited actors.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt6283474.
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Toman
Released
15+
English, Český, Magyar, Pусский, Slovenčina
Czech Republic, Slovakia
