Helena's Law
2016, Czech. Directed by Petra Nesvačilová.
Young actress and documentary director Petra Nesvacilova, decided in her most recent film to focus on police detective, Helena Kahnova, who, with a colleague, managed to send to prison in the 1990´s several dozen people in the so-called Berdych Gang case – including Berdych himself. In total, the sentences meted out came to hundreds of years – the policewoman, as an extra work bonus, received 10 000 Czech crowns (roughly 300 GBP) and a promotion which was revoked soon afterwards. In completing the film the director managed to establish a working relationship with Berdych himself and former members of his gang. What motivates a woman police officer to stand up to a mafia and what motivates a young documentary film-maker to make contact with this mafia and shoot a film about them?
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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- Released
- 3 November 2016
- Original title
- Zákon Helena
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Written by
- Petra Nesvačilová
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Helena's Law runs 78 minutes (1h 18m).
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Helena's Law (2016) was directed by Petra Nesvačilová.