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Ghoul

Petr Jákl

Czech Republic, Ukraine, 2015, 76 Min

The Czech film industry is capable of a lot more than good-natured comedies for the whole family, as proven by Petr Jákl's remarkable horror film GHOUL. Following in the footsteps of the Blair Witch Project the director takes us east, to the Ukraine, on the trail of a notorious serial killer and cannibal.

Expression Entertainment

As in its American prototype the director takes a pseudo-documentary approach, shooting in the found footage format: American filmmakers arrive in the Ukraine in order to start work on a film on the Holodomor of 1933, during which widespread cannibalism was documented. It is at this point that the story of Andrei Chikatilo, a notorious serial killer and cannibal who was executed for his crimes in 1994, comes into play. The film crew finds the house which is said to be haunted by Chikatilo's spirit, and during a night séance inadvertently summon his spirit... CF

Filmformat
DCP | Farbe / colour

Drehbuch
Petr Jákl, Petr Bok

Kamera
Jan Šuster

Ton
Martin Jílek

Schnitt
Matouš Outrata

Musik
Karel Havlíček

Darsteller
Jennifer Armour, Alina Golovlyova, Jeremy Isabella, Paul S. Tracey, Inna Belikova, Vladimir Nevedrov

Produzent
Petr Jákl

Produktion
J.B.J. Film

Kontakt
Expression Entertainment
Daniel Bort
3341 Cahuenga Blvd West
Los Angeles
CA 90068
USA
daniel@expressionent.com

Petr Jákl - born in Prague, Czechoslavakia. He is a former professional judoka and actor, among others xXx (2002) and Alien vs. Predator (2004). His debut feature film KAJÍNEK (2010) was a box office hit in Czech Republic. GHOUL is his second feature film. In addition he is scriptwriter and producer.

Movies
KAJÍNEK (2010, Cottbus 2010)

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