Seven Days of Sin

Seven Days of Sin (Czech: 7 dní hříchů) is a 2012 Czech action historical drama film directed by Jiří Chlumský.^[1]

Seven Days of Sin
Film poster
Czech	7 dní hříchů
Directed by	Jiří Chlumský
Written by	Josef Urban
Produced by	Daniel Krzywoň Josef Urban
Starring	Ondřej Vetchý Jarek Hylebrant Vica Kerekes Jiří Schmitzer Norbert Lichý Igor Bareš Attila Mokos Fyodor Bondarchuk Kostas Zerdaloglu Anna Šišková Katarína Kolajová Karel Hlušička
Cinematography	Ján Ďuriš Martin Šec
Edited by	Vasilis Skalenakis
Music by	Boris Urbánek
Production company	Nakladatelství Fragment
Distributed by	Blue Sky
Release date	1 November 2012 (2012-11-01) (Czechia)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	Czechia Slovakia
Language	Czech
Budget	40 million KČ[1]

Synopsis

Based on a true story set in the Sudetenland, an area of Czechoslovakia occupied by Nazi Germany, in the spring of 1945, the film begins with the wedding of forester Jan Olšan and his beloved Agnes. Their union is problematic due to the fact that Jan is Czech, and Agnes is German. Agnes's father and brother Jürgen both oppose the marriage, as they feel that by marrying a Czech, Agnes will dilute their pure German blood. As the war comes to an end and the area is liberated, Agnes is persecuted by the Czechs and goes missing. Jan and Jürgen go in search of her, and the former is eventually accused of collaborating with the Nazis.

Differences from real events

Except for Uvarov, all names in the story have been changed. The mixed marriage of Jan and Agnes is actually documented, and Marie's character has been modified: she was not Jan's lover but the wife of a man with whom Jan had a property dispute. The dialogue between Uvarov and Brachtl is based on a real written record. When writing the script, the author of the script, Josef Urban, mainly relied on the statements of Karel Cvrk, who worked in 1945 in Šumperk at the District National Committee.^[2]

Cast

• Ondřej Vetchý as Jan Olšan
• Jarek Hylebrant as Jürgen Schreier
• Vica Kerekes as Agnes
• Jiří Schmitzer as Ditrich
• Norbert Lichý as Dohnal
• Igor Bareš as Lubomír Přikryl
• Attila Mokos as Brachtl
• Fyodor Bondarchuk as Uvarov
• Kostas Zerdaloglu as Bozděch
• Anna Šišková as Helga
• Katarína Kolajová as Marie
• Karel Hlušička as old Olšan

Production

The film experienced a number of problems during filming, including snowstorms, floods, and injuries to Ondřej Vetchý.^[3]

Home video

Seven Days of Sin was released on DVD and Blu-ray discs on 31 July 2013 in Czechia, and it became one of the first Czech films to be made available through the iTunes store.^[4]

Accolades

The film received three nominations at the 2012 Czech Lion Awards: Best Cinematography (Ján Ďuriš), Best Actress in a Leading Role for Kerekes, and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Vetchý; it did not win any.^[5]