Jan Hřebejk
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Jan Hřebejk was born on 27 June 1967 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is a director and writer, known for Divided We Fall (2000), Beauty in Trouble (2006) and Cosy Dens (1999).
- Awards
- 25 wins & 25 nominations total
Director
- Narozeniny
- Director
- 2027
Writer
Actor
- Alternative names
- Jan Hrebejk
- Born
- Children
- Other worksDirected a stage play: Na dotek (Closer) by Patrick Marber at Na Jezerce Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic.
- Publicity listings
- TriviaHe was originally offered to direct Identity Card (2010), eventually directed by Ondřej Trojan.
- Quotes[on the origins of Divided We Fall (2000)] We were inspired in part by the story a friend told us, about a family who hid a Jewish man during the war, and to protect themselves from suspicion they started to collaborate. Their neighbors hated them for it, not knowing the truth. We were interested in the paradox of that situation. The second was the birth of the child, in these very strange surroundings - that actually happened to the son of a famous Czech poet. The third was the German officer, who we learned about from another friend of ours. The scriptwriter, Petr Jarchovský, collected all these ideas together and wrote the story.
- TrademarkFrequently collaborates with screenwriter Petr Jarchovský.
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