Rebelové

Rebelové
Written by Filip Renč
Zdeněk Zelenka
Starring Tomáš Hanák
Zuzana Norisová
Jan Révai
Release dates
8 February 2001[1]
Country Czech Republic
Language Czech

Rebelové (international title: Rebels) is a 2001 Czech musical film.

Plot

The story, set in 1968, the year of the Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion, features a planned escape to the West and the arrest of one of its central characters for desertion 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 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).

Stage version

Norisová, in alternation with Zdenka Trvalcová and Zuzana Vejvodová, also appeared in a stage version, that opened at Prague's Broadway Theatre in September 2003. The role of Šimon was alternated by Zbyněk Fric, Martin Písařík and Ján Slezák.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was released by Supraphon. It is the highest selling soundtrack album ever in Czech Republic, as well as the second best selling album in Czech Republic between 1994 and 2006.[2] The album is also the highest-selling album in Czech Republic in 2001 with 120,000 copies sold.[3]

See also

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