Protector (film)
| Protector | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Marek Najbrt |
| Written by | Robert Geisler Benjamin Tuček Marek Najbrt |
| Produced by | Milan Kuchynka Pavel Strnad |
| Starring | Jana Plodková Marek Daniel Klára Melíšková Sandra Nováková Jan Budař Martin Myšička Jiří Ornest Vít Závodský |
| Cinematography | Miloslav Holman |
| Edited by | Pavel Hrdlička |
| Music by | Midi Lidi |
| Distributed by | Falcon |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Languages | Czech German |
Protector (Czech: Protektor) is a 2009 Czech film directed by Marek Najbrt. It is a story of Hana and Emil Vrbata, a couple living in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, during World War II.
The general reception by the Czech press and the audience was extremely positive. It was selected as the Czech Republic's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards.