The City of the Sun (film)

The City of the Sun
CzechSluneční stát
Directed byMartin Šulík
Written byMartin Šulík, Alice Nellis, Marek Lescák
StarringOldřich Navrátil
CinematographyMartin Štrba
Music byVladimír Godár
Release date
  • 21 April 2005 (2005-04-21)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesCzech Republic, Slovakia
LanguagesSlovak
Czech

The City of the Sun (Czech: Sluneční stát) is a 2005 comedy film written and directed by Martin Šulík and starring Oldřich Navrátil and Ľuboš Kostelný. The film won the main prize at the 2005 Finále Plzeň Film Festival.[1] At the 2006 ceremony for The Sun in a Net Awards, the film won in six categories.[2] The film was Slovakia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the 78th Academy Awards.[3] The film won in two categories at the Czech Lion Awards, specifically for music and editing.[4]

  1. ^ Soldát, Marek. "Sluneční stát už získává ceny - O Životě.cz". ozivote.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ Slovenská filmová a televízna akadémia (SFTA) (8 December 2006). "Slnká v sieti majú svojich majiteľov" (in Slovak). Kinema.sk. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Slovensko na Oscary vysílá Sluneční stát". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 29 September 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ Gregor, Jan (25 February 2006). "Českého lva opanovalo Slámovo Štěstí". novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 February 2018.