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Section: Czech Films and TV
How We Brought Grandad Back to Life (2016)
Broňa and Jirka arrive with their parents to visit their grandfather only to find him lying in bed and refusing to get up. Children find that behind his alleged illness is his longing for their grandmother, who recently died. They decide to cure him, but they don't have much success. Their parents see but one solution – send their grandfather to a hospital. Neither the kids nor their grandfather like this idea, so they run away together. The secret trip does their grandfather good, but then a stray dog appears and indirectly causes him and his wheelchair to end up in a pond. Though the kids can't swim, they jump in after him. We'll see who actually has to save them in the end...
| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 15 min |
| Rating | 7 |
| Language | Czech |
| Subtitle | English |
| Directed by | Karel Janák |
| Screenplay | Karel Janák |
| Director of Photography | Martin Šácha |
| Music | Aleš Březina |
| Edited by | Martin Kirov |
| Contact | Česká televize |
Biography
A film and TV director, he graduated from ČVUT and FAMU. His first film was for TV – Aliens in Colorado (Vetřelci v Coloradu, 2002). His comedy trilogy Snowboarders (Snowboarďáci, 2004), Rafters (Rafťáci, 2006) and The Ro©k Con Artists (Ro(c)k podvraťáků, 2006) were big hits. Of his many films for children we'll mention Little Knight's Tale (2009), Angel (Anděl, 2011), Extraterrestrial (Mimozemšťan, 2012) and Message in a Bottle (Trotter, 2016).This film is a part of the set A True Knight.
Action + Adventure, Family, Friendship, Positive Choices, Illness