BOO International Film Festival | 3–9 November 2025, Prague

Death Lives

6. 11. 2025
19:00
Kino Kavalírka
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Film
original title
Smrt žije
directed by
Lukáš Vacula
produced by
SVOŠF
year
2024
duration
27 minutes
country
Czechia
language
Czech and German with English subtitles

The lives of five foreigners are brought together by the environment of an Austro-Hungarian prison. The reasons for their arrest are different, but they share the same goal of getting back to freedom. So they decide to escape together. However, escape alone does not constitute true freedom, as the group must deal with fear, differing opinions and, in many cases, their own moral convictions. Love, pain and loss cross their path. In the end, freedom does not just become their personal goal, they want to win it for the people, for their nation, for their children.

 

Lukáš Vacula, born on October 30, 1999, grew up in Hodonín, South Moravia. From an early age, he watched films of various genres and became a film fan at a very young age. He began shooting his first films in elementary school with his friends around 2012, mainly action comedies. He drew inspiration from the films he watched. He is currently studying at the Miroslav Ondříček Film Academy in Písek, and outside of his studies, he also shoots commercials, music videos, and short films.