Klein chose actors such as David Prachař, Tatiana Dyková, Jiří Schmitzer, Vladimír Javorský and Jiří Lábus for the main roles.
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“I want to offer the viewer a strong film that confronts him with the difficult themes of today, but at the same time, through his stylization, energy and spontaneity, he offers him a way out and encouragement. The film, which, for example, inspires the viewer to leave the comfort zone, and perceived adventure and uncertainty as an opportunity that can strengthen him, “says the director.
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“Sensitive Man is a drama about a complicated relationship between a son and a father, set in the genre of a road movie. It is a crazy pilgrimage that seeks to push the deaths out of our lives, and at the same time it is a parable about the initiation of a boy into adulthood. In order for Elijah to grow up, he must maintain his childhood sensitivity not only to the cynical world that surrounds him, but also to his own father, who has backed down his sensitivity. ”
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David Prachar
Photo: Richard Hodonický
The author of the story, writer, journalist and musician Jáchym Topol, performed with the groups Dog Soldiers and Národní třída, among others, and was also the editor-in-chief of Revolver Revue.
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He wrote prose such as Sister (1994), Angel (1995), Night Work (2001), Gargle Tar (2005) or Cold Earth (2009). He published Sensitive Man in 2017. He also writes poetry.
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