Toman

Toman (2018)

This fascinating historical drama looks at the life of "the Czech Schindler," Zdenek Toman, a controversial figure who was an unsavory politician and dubious entrepreneur, but also the savior of hundreds of Eastern European Jews.

Date of release
2018-10-04
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (18)
Runtime
2h 25m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Ondřej Trojan

Casting

Interesting facts

Toman, Zdeněk Toman, is a 2018 Czech historical film by Ondřej Trojan. It focuses on Zdeněk Toman, who led Czechoslovak intelligence from 1945 to 1948. It premiered at Slavonice Film Festival on 2 August 2018.

Production

Zdeňka Šimandlová received request for screenplay about Zdeněk Toman. She worked on it for four years even after the request was taken back. Šimandlová approached Ondřej Trojan with the screenplay in 2010. Trojan became fascinated by the character of Zdeněk Trojan and agreed to make film according to the screenplay. The screenplay was severely modified to make it more historically accurate.

Trojan started to gather finances for the film. He planned to start filming in 2014 but negotiations with Czech Television took longer than expected. Trojan decided to start when the film had 70% of finances ensured.

Filming started on 4 April 2017. It took place in Brdy and later moved to Prague. Some parts were filmed at Barrandov Studios. Shooting finished on 30 October 2017. Director and producer Ondřej Trojan announced that the film is expected to have difficult post-production.

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