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Carcass

Forty-year-old Pavel signs up to work as a night guard at a scrapyard. After he is shown the ropes by the day guard Ivan, Pavel starts his first shift. Alone and in the darkness, he is haunted by his painful past while he tries to find redemption.

  • Petr Pylypcuk
    Director
    Jan, Metro
  • Petr Pylypcuk
    Writer
    Jan, Metro
  • Ondrej Sejnoha
    Producer
  • Jiri Cerny
    Key Cast
    "Pavel"
  • Jan Bauer
    Key Cast
    "Bajer"
  • Pavel Simcik
    Key Cast
    "Ivan"
  • Barbora Vachova
    Key Cast
    "Woman in the Car"
  • Helena Fikerova
    Director of Photography
  • Klara Ondrackova
    Sound Design and Music
  • Timotej Rajnis
    Edited By
  • Marek Spitalsky
    Production Designer
  • Zuzana Formankova
    Costume Designer
  • Adela Stepankova
    Hair and Make-up
  • Krystof Burda
    Production Manager
  • Martin Jerabek
    1st AD
  • Ondrej Lukes
    1st AD
  • Vojtech Kunc
    1st AD
  • Filip Hajek
    1st AC
  • Radka Filipska
    1st AC
  • Mikulas Hrdlicka
    1st AC
  • Jachym Novotny
    2nd AC
  • Alex Vele
    Grip
  • Matej Pecka
    Grip
  • Patrick Gregg
    Steadicam
  • Jachym Vanc
    Boom Operator
  • Peter Balog
    Boom Operator
  • Robert Smely
    Gaffer
  • Matej Zamrazil
    Best Boy
  • Jan Sejkora
    Electrician
  • Krystof David
    Production Coordinator
  • Alzbeta Novosadova
    Production Assistant
  • Daniel Bleha
    Production Assistant
  • Tomas Pertold
    Production Assistant
  • Barbora Drtilkova
    Production Assistant
  • Denisa Kopecka
    Production Assistant
  • Gabriela Heclova
    Production Assistant
  • Valerie Stetkova
    Catering
  • Bohdan Slama
    Tutoring
    Country Teacher, Ice Mother, Four Suns, Shadow Country
  • Jasmina Blazevic
    Tutoring
  • Jaroslav Brabec
    Tutoring
  • Viktor Ekrt
    Tutoring
  • Jan Danhel
    Tutoring
  • Ondrej Zima
    Tutoring
  • Pavel Bercik
    Tutoring
  • Jan Bauer
    The Crew Wish To Thank
  • Petr Vosahlik
    The Crew Wish To Thank
  • Dusan Andel
    The Crew Wish To Thank
  • Jiri Cap
    The Crew Wish To Thank
  • Anna Brabcova
    The Crew Wish To Thank
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Vrak
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Mystery, Psychological
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    25,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Czech Republic
  • Country of Filming:
    Czech Republic
  • Language:
    Czech
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital, Arri Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Director Biography - Petr Pylypcuk

Director, screenwriter, graduate of the Directing Department at FAMU. After graduating from high school in North Bohemia in 2016, he lived in London for two years. In 2023, his FAMU graduation short film Eighth Day premiered in competition at the La Cinef section of the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

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Director Statement

Carcass is a short drama about the feeling of immense, unthinkable guilt. Pavel is haunted by a guilt that fully consumes him. He cannot forget what he has done, so he has to confront it and hope that it will not destroy him. The core of Carcass lies in guilt. It is a universal feeling, one which all of us have felt and one which many of us struggle with everyday. By affording Pavel the chance to confront his guilt in a way we can't, I am looking at our own understanding of self-forgiveness.