Secret Delivery
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Klára Formanová
by Jiří Stránský
Silvia Panáková
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| Directed by | Ján Sebechlebský |
| Written by | Ján Sebechlebský Klára Formanová |
| Based on | Tichá pošta by Jiří Stránský |
| Produced by | Julietta Sichel Silvia Panáková |
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| Cinematography | Martin Štrba |
| Edited by | Michal Kondrla |
| Music by | Vladimír Martinka |
Production companies | 8Heads Productions Arinafilm Living Pictures |
| Distributed by | CinemArt |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
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| Languages | Czech German French |
Secret Delivery (Czech: Tichá pošta) is a 2025 Czech-Slovak-Serbian adventure family film directed by Ján Sebechlebský. The screenplay was written by Ján Sebechlebský and Klára Formanová. The story is based on a novel of the same name by Jiří Stránský, which is based on true events. The film premiered in Czech cinemas on 27 February 2025.[2]
The film takes place in the snowy Giant Mountains at the end of World War II. A group of child heroes rescue a downed French pilot. Their action resembles the principle of the game of silent mail – they pass the pilot between mountain villages as a secret message at school. But they play a risky game. They must face deadly soldiers of the German occupation army, outwit traitors and informers, and survive in the harsh conditions of the winter in the mountains.
Festivals
- 65th Zlín International Film Festival for Children and Youths,
Czech Republic, 29/5 — 4/6/2025 - 78th Locarno Film Festival,
Switzerland, 6/8 — 16/8/2025, international premiere - Buster – Copenhagen IFF for Children and Youth,
Denmark, 20/9 — 3/10/2025 - 38th Finále Plzeň, Czech Republic, 26/9 – 1/10/2025, main competition
- 30th SCHLiNGEL Film Festival,
Germany, 27/9 – 4/10/2025, main competition – special mention of European children jury - MiniTIFF,
Romania, 6/10 – 12/10/2025 - 57th Ota Hofman's Children's Film & TV Festival, Czech Republic, 12/10 – 17/10/2025, competition – best film (13-18 age), best boy actor (children jury) Theo Shaeffer
- 32nd Kineko IFF for Children and Youth,
Japan, 31/10 — 4/11/2025, asian premiere, teenage film competition - 38th Castellinaria Festival del cinema giovane, Switzerland, 15/11 — 22/11/2025, main competition
- 44th Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival,
Finland, 15/11 – 23/11/2025, teenage film competition - Czech&Slovak Film Festival WA,
Australia, 15/12/2025 - 3rd Bulbul Children's International Film Festival,
India, 13/1 - 17/1/2026, international competition - 37th Trieste Film Festival,
Italy, 16/1 - 24/1/2026 - 36th Tromsø International Film Festival,
Norway, 19/1 - 25/1/2026 - 27th Stockholm International Film Festival Junior,
Sweden, 23/3 - 29/3/2026 - 32nd International Children’s Film Festival Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, 31/3 - 6/4/2026, main competition
- 45th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival,
USA, 8/4 - 19/4/2026, Films for Families - 14th Czech That Film Texas, USA, 28/4/2026
Cast
- Matěj Hádek as Soukup
- Judit Pecháček as Soukupová
- Karel Dobrý as Erlebach
- Antonie Formanová as Teacher
- Petr Forman as Vičan
- Roman Poláčik as Gollwitz
- Daniel Fischer as Tománek
- Jean-Thierry d’Almeida as Pierre
- Denis Šafařík as Milouš
- Jacob Erftemeijer as Hans
