“We just found out that the German television RTL stole our network. The trailer for the (Monday) evening launch at 20.15 was published only 24 hours in advance. Deliberately how many common features you will discover! ”Said Klusák on the social network, who shot the film with Barbora Chalupová.
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The German show Angriff auf unsere Kinder (Attack on Our Children) seems very similar to him, but the possible legal consequences would have to be decided by a court.
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The case was the first to be pointed out by the public iRozhlas.cz, which stated that the creators of the document are already preparing legal action against RTL. Other German producers used to contact them and wanted to export the format not only to Germany.
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Documentary In the Network Vít Klusák (left) rejoices in the Czech Lion.
Photo: Petr Horník
“We were approached by a German distribution company that wants to release the original film In the Network. Everything is ready for that, but due to the pandemic, it was stopped. The film was even dubbed into German to attract a younger audience. We were also approached by the German production to become a world seller of the film format. They wanted to represent us not only for the German market, but for the whole world. They are unhappy about it. This is because it loses its value in the original format, “Klusák told iRozhlas.
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“RTL also showed interest in buying the film, but when they inspected the working screener, they did not respond,” Klusák added.
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