The Brats (2002)
"Smradi" (original title)

Director:

Zdenek Tyc

Writers:

Tereza Boucková, Jirí Soukup,

Stars:

Petra Spalková, Ivan Trojan, Lukás Rejsek

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Petra Spalková	...	Monika Sirova (mother)
Ivan Trojan	...	Marek Sir (father)
Lukás Rejsek	...	Frantisek - middle son
Jan Cina	...	Lukás - oldest son
Tomás Klouda	...	Matej - youngest son
Zdenek Dusek	...	Barták
Jaroslava Pokorná	...	Bartáková
Olda Kohout	...	Pepa (as Oldrich Kohout)
Renata Kubisova	...	Roubalová
Stepan Chaloupka	...	Doubek
Vera Kubánková	...	Vránová
Magdalena Sidonová	...	Reditelka
Nada Vicenová	...	Ucitelka
Ivana Stejskalová	...	Druzinárka
Tomás Pavelka	...	Policista

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Czech Republic

Language:

Czech

Release Date:

26 September 2002 (Czech Republic)

Also Known As:

Rotzbengel

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Box Office

Budget:

CZK 16,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bionaut Films, Ceská Televize, Universal Production Partners (UPP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Great acting; badly translated title

This movie was very well cast; the acting is superlative. We saw the subtitled English version, which was released under the title "Brats". While the three boys may have their behavior problems, it seems that this title is a bit too negative. On the other hand, the boys are brothers, and the word in Czech for brothers is "bratri". So it seems someone was being cute. "Smradi" is translated as "smell" or "stench", a better title, since the entire environment in which the family finds itself stinks. Without this translation, though, the original title is lost on English speaking viewers. Because titles give insight not only into the film, but into the writer's and the director's concept of the film, this mistaken title is very unfortunate.