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Helena's Law

2016-11-03 cs 78m
Documentary
Young actress and documentary director Petra Nesvacilova, decided in her most recent film to focus on police detective, Helena Kahnova, who, with a colleague, managed to send to prison in the 1990´s several dozen people in the so-called Berdych Gang case – including Berdych himself. In total, the sentences meted out came to hundreds of years – the policewoman, as an extra work bonus, received 10 000 Czech crowns (roughly 300 GBP) and a promotion which was revoked soon afterwards. In completing the film the director managed to establish a working relationship with Berdych himself and former members of his gang. What motivates a woman police officer to stand up to a mafia and what motivates a young documentary film-maker to make contact with this mafia and shoot a film about them?

Director

Petra Nesvačilová

Screenplay

Petra Nesvačilová

Dramaturgy

Lucie Králová

Dramaturgy

Jan Gogola ml.

Director of Photography

Klára Belicová

Editor

Josef Krajbich

Status

Released

Countries

  • Czech Republic

Companies

  • Background Films
  • Česká televize
  • FAMU