Radim Špaček

Directing

Radim Špaček

Born 1973-10-13 · Ostrava, Czechoslovakia [now in Czech Republic]

Acting credits

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Mladý chemik

1999

Reality poster
NR

The destiny unites two homeless men in the S.O.S. canteen. A failed actor and lost poet begin telling each other the key events from their lives. After an extraordinary twist we become aware that the two men are popular and will participate in a film experiment on the Moon.

Reality

2008

Televise bude! poster
6.0

Flexible, powerful, and naive. The fates of three men intersect at the launch of Czechoslovak television broadcasting. Ambitious actor František Filipovský has no idea that his casual improvisation on the theme of "the miser" will go down in history. For Minister of Information Václav Kopecký, it is a moment of great nervousness: will he convince his comrades that television broadcasting is the golden goose of communist propaganda? A young television technician is fascinated by the "remote transmission of images and sound" – he has a job he never dreamed of. But can a person fulfill their dreams in communist Czechoslovakia in the 1950s without getting involved with the regime?

Televise bude!

2014

11 Colours of the Bird poster
7.2

A behind-the-scenes look at the eleven-year process it took to make The Painted Bird. The narratives of director Václav Marhoul and actor Petr Kotlár weave their way through the various stages of the film's creation, offering their subjective views from the beginning to the last flap of a year-and-a-half long shoot.

11 Colours of the Bird

2020

Vojtech, Called the Orphan poster
5.0

Symbols and political analogies abound in this dramatically frustrating first work by a recent film-school graduate. In the story, Vojtech has survived World War II in a Czech prison following an unjust sentence. Now he is free, and the world is full of possibilities.

Vojtech, Called the Orphan

1990

Banger. poster
5.3

One night and a wad of cash he suddenly has to come up with quick. So he and his friend Láďa have to set out on a wild Friday odyssey full of cocaine and rap. The pursuit of fame and respect in the music scene slowly transforms into a desperate and dangerous attempt not to miss out on the chance of a lifetime. In their adrenaline-fueled ride through the nighttime streets of Prague the pair of friends are caught in a time crunch, teetering between a rap career and a moral choice which threatens the lives of dozens of young people.

Banger.

2022

Oldies but Goldies poster
6.2

A bitter-sweet comedy about two people who wish to live life to the full despite their age. Ota is a retired high-school teacher and at this point in life has various foibles that complicate life for his son and daughter-in-law. Moreover, he has a complicated and risky eye operation ahead. That is why Ota decides that this is the time to look up Jana, the retired actress who had influenced the course of his life many years ago. However, his reunion with Jana - who lives in a retirement home - works out differently to his expectations. Although disappointed at first, it is actually this zestful lady who sets Ota in the right direction again. Thanks to Jana, Ota finds the courage to set out on an exciting road-movie trip of the kind he would never have had the courage for in his youth. Their meeting and the excursion, full of unexpected turns and new impressions, give their lives a new dimension.

Oldies but Goldies

2012

The Canary Connection poster
4.0

An interesting attempt at a postmodern crazy comedy with elements of parody. The plot turns on the search for the recipe of a liqueur made by the film’s financial backer.

The Canary Connection

1993

Fools and a Girl poster
6.3

A coming of age drama about a young boy Jirka who lives in Prague.

Fools and a Girl

1988

Winning Quietly poster
7.7

Comedy about a group of village boys and in one selfless father who wants his players to do the real football.

Winning Quietly

1986

Caught by Night poster
5.2

A communist journalist from Prague is sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp.

Caught by Night

1986

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NR

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Preceptor

1986

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6.5

A film about various forms of drugs – American cinema, rock music, and heroin. Together with the protagonist, we experience the bohemian life of young filmmakers, shocking erotic experiences, and the first drastic attempts with drugs. From the initial cool experiment with drugs, we then go through hell and purgatory. A good friend can help with the return, but so can the will to start over, to forgive those who (perhaps) wronged him, to realize that I am mainly to blame for everything...

Kanárek

1999

Dead Beetle poster
9.0

Sad love story about Martin, who is sent to a psychiatric hospital for observation after displays of hooliganism, and Markéta who is recovering from post-traumatic shock after her mother's suicide.

Dead Beetle

1998

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NR

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Bianka Braselli, dáma s dvěma hlavami

1987

První akční hrdina poster
9.0

A young film fan discovers that he has become the main character in an action movie, which, despite his wishes, is being created by the unpredictable Director. Will he manage to defeat the evil villains and save the love of his life thanks to his knowledge of the rules of the genre?

První akční hrdina

2019

Operation Silver A poster
4.1

Based on actual events. Late 1941, Group Silver A are dropped into occupied Czechoslovakia on an SOE mission to set up a Radio communications centre for the resistance, and contact a German Army officer whom is forwarding information to the British.

Operation Silver A

2007

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9.0

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Jan

1992

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NR

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Sama uprostřed noci

1990

Behind the camera

Místa poster
4.3

A coming of age story about love, loss and revenge centers around two teenage friends, Adam and Marek, whose aimless lives in a small town are suddenly disrupted by the appearance of Anna, the troubled daughter of a rich and influential local businessman. Initially her free spirit energizes Adam but soon he finds himself thrown into a spiraling chain of events. His innocence is about to be abruptly replaced with the adult emotions of guilt, fear and revenge.

Místa

2014

Walking Too Fast poster
5.4

The psyche of a ruthless secret agent in Cold War Czechoslovakia begins to unravel when he obsesses over the girlfriend of a suspected subversive he is tracking. This taut political thriller is a bleak and potent rendering of the emotional destruction wreaked by totalitarianism.

Walking Too Fast

2010

Golden Sting poster
4.8

An underdog player steps up to lead a basketball team to global success but faces fierce competition from a new opponent - a shifting government.

Golden Sting

2018

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NR

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Ukrajino, nezlob se

2015

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NR

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Ukrajino, nezlob se

2015

Jídelní vůz (divadelní záznam) poster
NR

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Jídelní vůz (divadelní záznam)

2025

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8.0

Documentary about crisis in Czech TV during 2000/2001.

Bezesné noci

2006

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8.0

Documentary about crisis in Czech TV during 2000/2001.

Bezesné noci

2006

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NR

What was the iconic theater scene and its creators like? The final stage of the Prague Chamber Theater, which provoked, shocked, and fascinated audiences for ten seasons at the Komedie Theater.

Divadlo Komedie 2002-2012

2013

Forest Killer poster
4.5

The film is based on real events – in 2005 Viktor Kalivoda murdered 3 random strollers he chanced upon in the forests in Czechia. The case received much attention for its lack of motive. After his arrest, Kalivoda confessed, but did not reveal his motive. The film will closely observe one year in his life leading up to the murders and his arrest.

Forest Killer

2024

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10.0

A film about fatal love, bad dreams, normal madness and unnecessary death.

Rychlé pohyby očí

1998

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10.0

A film about fatal love, bad dreams, normal madness and unnecessary death.

Rychlé pohyby očí

1998

No artwork available
7.0

The docu-drama takes place during the war in the former Yugoslavia. A young journalist arrives in destroyed Sarajevo and finds out how people live in the middle of war. He encounters everyday problems that an individual, especially young people, has to deal with.

Mladí muži poznávají svět

1996

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7.0

The docu-drama takes place during the war in the former Yugoslavia. A young journalist arrives in destroyed Sarajevo and finds out how people live in the middle of war. He encounters everyday problems that an individual, especially young people, has to deal with.

Mladí muži poznávají svět

1996

Jan Hus - mse za tri mrtvé muze poster
NR

Jan Hus - A Mass for Three Dead Men tries to recover the legacy of the medieval reformist priest Jan Hus who was burnt to death by inquisition for his criticism and calling for reformation of the Catholic Church in 1415. The story takes place in the late 20th Century and relates to history of territory recently known as the Eastern Block. Jan Hus introduces three individuals - Ryszard Siwiec, Oskar Brüsewitz, and Graham Bamford, who set themselves on fire to protest against the political regimes in which they lived, and against which they had struggled.

Jan Hus - mse za tri mrtvé muze

2009

Put the Light On, so We Can See poster
NR

A film about the friendship of musician Miroslav Wanek and artist Martin Velíšek, connected by their collaboration and especially the band Už jsme doma. It was directed by Václav Kučera, who died in 2019, and completed years later by Radim Špaček. Similarly, producer Romek Hanzlík died in 2019 and the film was completed by Petr Koza in his company KOZA Film, s.r.o.

Put the Light On, so We Can See

2023