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To See the Sea

To See the Sea

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To See the Sea

"The first film ever shot entirely (as if) by a child."

2014

1h 30m

7.3(18 votes)

Family

Drama

Comedy

Overview

As preteen, aspiring filmmaker Tomas trains his new camera’s lens on his own world, shocking family secrets around him come into sharp focus.

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Česká televize

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Petr Šimčák

Petr Šimčák

Tomáš Hrobský

Jan Maršál

Jan Maršál

Haris Kubálek

Ondřej Vetchý

Ondřej Vetchý

Tomáš's dad

Lucie Trmiková

Lucie Trmiková

Tomáš's mom

Jaroslava Pokorná

Jaroslava Pokorná

Tomáš's grandmother

Michaela Majerníková

Michaela Majerníková

Haris' mom

Ondřej Veselý

Ondřej Veselý

Haris' dad

Miroslav Táborský

Miroslav Táborský

Taxi driver

Anastázie Chocholatá

Anastázie Chocholatá

Stáňa

Eva Podzimková

Eva Podzimková

Creative team

Directed by: Jiří Mádl
Written by: Jiří Mádl
Produced by: Miloslav Šmídmajer

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