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Metanol

Metanol is a 2018 two-part Czech film based on the 2012 Czech Republic methanol poisonings. The first part premiered on 22 April 2018 and had 1,350,000 views, whilst the second part premiered on 29 April 2018 and had 1,225,000. The film was viewed by 500,000 audiences on Czech Television internet portal.

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Metanol
Poster
Written by
  • Lenka Szántó
  • Matěj Podzimek
Directed byTereza Kopáčová
Starring
Music byDavid Hlaváč
Country of originCzech Republic
Original languageCzech
Production
CinematographyPavel Berkovič
Running time179 minutes1
Production companyCzech Television
Original release
Release22 April (2018-04-22) –
29 April 2018 (2018-04-29)

Metanol (lit. 'Methanol') is a 2018 two-part Czech film2 based on the 2012 Czech Republic methanol poisonings.3 The first part premiered on 22 April 2018 and had 1,350,000 views,4 whilst the second part premiered on 29 April 2018 and had 1,225,000.5 The film was viewed by 500,000 audiences on Czech Television internet portal.6

Plot

Cast

  • Lukáš Vaculík as Jiří Milota
  • David Máj as Rudolf Fulín
  • Tomáš Bambušek as Tomáš Sikora
  • Kristýna Ryška as Iveta Ožanová
  • Dušan Sitek as Josef Gawlas
  • Veronika Freimanová as Jaroslava Gawlasová
  • Martin Finger as Captain Tomáš Zakopal
  • Vasil Fridrich as Captain Marek Hálek
  • Roman Zach as Roman Chalaš
  • Vladimír Kratina as Karel Chmiela
  • Marta Falvey Sovová as Alena Fulínová
  • Jiří Kout as Prosecutor Marek Straka
  • Ondřej Nosálek as Prosecutor Pavel Nebeský
  • Jiří Hána as Analyst Hána
  • Petr Halíček as Analys Trachta
  • Lívia Bielovič Sabol as Světlana Sikorová
  • Alena Doláková as Marie Podleská
  • Lukáš Melnik as Martin Frýda

Reception

The film has received generally positive reviews from critics. It holds 73% at Kinobox.7

References

References

  1. "Metanol". Czech and Slovak Film Database (in Czech). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. Dvořák, Stanislav (20 April 2018). "Film Metanol. Chtěl dům a chtěl bazén, tak zemřelo 48 lidí". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. "Stačí jeden panák a oslepnete! Vaculík rozjíždí "svatej kšeft" s metanolem". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. "Metanol pořadem neděle, vidělo ho 1,35 mil. diváků". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. "Metanol i podruhé pořadem dne s 1,2 mil. diváky". MediaGuru.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  6. "Jeden dodnes běhá po svobodě... Diváci jásají nad filmem ČT Metanol. A objevují se nevídané informace o smrtící kauze". Parlamentní Listy (in Czech). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  7. "Metanol". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 May 2018.
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