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Not Angels But Angels (1994)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Wiktor Grodecki

Synopsis

Interviews with a procurer and with nineteen boys and young men who are prostitutes in Prague. The youths range in age from 14 to 19. They hustle at the central train station and at clubs. Most of their clients are foreign tourists, many are German. The youths talk about why they hustle, their first trick, prices, dangers, what they know about AIDS, their fears (disease and loneliness), and how they imagine their futures. The film's title, its liturgical score, much of it elegiac, and shots of the city's statues of angels underline the vulnerability and callow lack of sophistication of the young men.

Actors

Tom Novy
Tom Novy
Self (as Danek)
Joseph Gregori
Joseph Gregori
Self
Eda
Eda
Self
Honza
Honza
Self
Jarda
Jarda
Self
Joseph
Joseph
Self
Lada
Lada
Self
Libor
Libor
Self
Marcel
Marcel
Self
Marek
Marek
Self
Michael
Michael
Self
Mirek
Mirek
Self
Ondra
Ondra
Pimp
Pepa
Pepa
Self
Peter
Peter
Self
Radek
Radek
Self
Robert
Robert
Self
Roman
Roman
Self

Crews

Wiktor Grodecki
Wiktor Grodecki
Director
Wiktor Grodecki
Wiktor Grodecki
Writer
Frank Beauvais
Frank Beauvais
First Assistant Director
Petr Samec
Petr Samec
Second Second Assistant Director
Misha Votruba
Misha Votruba
Second Assistant Director
Stanislav Klika
Stanislav Klika
Gaffer
Vlastimil Malaska
Vlastimil Malaska
Assistant Camera
Jiří Pechar
Jiří Pechar
Steadicam Operator
Ales Vaclavik
Ales Vaclavik
Assistant Camera
Vladimir Vins
Vladimir Vins
Gaffer
Vladimír Holomek
Vladimír Holomek
Cinematography
Wiktor Grodecki
Wiktor Grodecki
Editor
Pavel Franclík
Pavel Franclík
Assistant Editor
Alexandra Visokaiová
Alexandra Visokaiová
Assistant Editor
Peter Lencses
Peter Lencses
Line Producer
Olga Chittussiová
Olga Chittussiová
Production Manager
Manfred Arbter
Manfred Arbter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jan Čeněk
Jan Čeněk
Sound Recordist
Klaus Hornemann
Klaus Hornemann
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brigitte Pradel
Brigitte Pradel
Sound Re-Recording Assistant

Posters and backgrounds

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