Walking Too Fast

For other uses, see Pouta (song).
Walking Too Fast
Film poster
CzechPouta
Directed byRadim Špaček
Written byOndřej Štindl
Produced byVratislav Šlajer
StarringOndřej Malý
CinematographyJaromír Kačer
Edited byAnna Ryndová
Music byTomáš Vtípil
Production
companies
Bionaut Films
Ceská Televize
ALEF Film & Media Group
Universal Production Partners
Film Studio Gatteo (co-production) Soundsquare
Distributed byBontonfilm
Release dates
  • 3 October 2009 (2009-10-03) (Ostrava Film Festival)
  • 4 February 2010 (2010-02-04)
Running time
146 minutes
Countries
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovak Republic
  • Poland[1]
LanguageCzech
Budget15,000,000 Kč[2]
Box office$71,105[3]

Walking Too Fast (Czech: Pouta, literally handcuffs or bonds) is a Czech thriller and drama film directed by Radim Špaček. It was released in 2010. It is a psychological story about relations between the secret police (StB) and the dissident movement, set in communist Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. The film was likened to the German film The Lives of Others.

Walking Too Fast is described as a dark thriller with an unpredictable protagonist who becomes dangerous to all people around including himself. His way to reach the goal is self-destructive.

  1. ^ Alissa Simon (26 October 2010). "Review: 'Walking Too Fast'". Variety. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ Bláhová, Jindřiška (14 December 2011). "Druhého Vejdělka nebo Svěráka český filmový trh nepotřebuje, říká producent Pout" (in Czech). Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2010 Czech Republic Yearly Box Office Results". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 28 August 2016.