First Patrol / První hlídka

Golden Kingfisher - Student Short Film Competition

 

2025 Czech Republic 18 min. Language: Czech Subtitle: English

 

This film screens As part of the program Student competition 2st block. To buy tickets To this program click here.

 

Life in a small town means plenty of routine for police officers Pavel and Michal - the occasional traffic accident or minor offense. But everything changes in an instant when a terrifying report comes in - there’s been a mass shooting at a local restaurant, and hostages are still inside. As the first patrol, they have to go to the crime scene, and with no active backup. What begins as a typical shift quickly spirals into a crisis, exposing a generational rift and uncertainty between the two officers. How do you act when everything is at stake? Pavel Řezníček stars as the older officer. The film, directed by Vojtěch Konečný, was produced at FAMU in Prague.

 

DIRECTED BY Vojta Konečný

CAST František Beleš, Pavel Řezníček

CINEMATOGRAPHY Filip Hájek

SOUND Jan Strnad

PRODUCERS Adéla Konečná (nukleon frame)

SCREENPLAY Jan Dvořáček, Vojtěch Konečný

EDITING Enis Saraçi

MUSIC Tomáš Borl

CO-PRODUCER FAMU, Česká televize, Lonely Production, Nadační fond FILMTALENT ZLÍN