Caught in the Net (Czech: V síti) is a 2020 Czech documentary film by Vít Klusák about sexual predators on the internet. The film documents three actresses pretending to be adolescent girls on social media who are contacted by sexual predators that try to seduce them and start sending them photos of their genitalia.[2] Sexual predators appearing in the film attracted focus of police after the release of the film and at least one of them was convicted at the court.[3][4] The film was crowdfunded through HitHit during which filmmakers raised 3 million Czech koruna.[5][6] The film was named Best Documentary of 2020 at the 2021 Czech Lion Awards.[7]
| Caught in the Net | |
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 Logo of the Film | |
| Czech | V síti |
| Directed by | Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák |
| Written by | Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák |
| Cinematography | Adam Kruliš |
| Music by | Jonatán Pastirčák |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Aerofilms |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Language | Czech |
| Budget | 3 million Kč |
| Box office | 61.3 million Kč[1] |
Cast
edit- Tereza Těžká
- Anežka Pithartová
- Sabina Dlouhá
- Vít Klusák
Release
editThe film released on 27 February 2020 and quickly became the best grossing Czech documentary film.[8] An edited version for schools was released under name Caught in the Net: Behind School (Czech: V síti: Za školou).[9] An uncensored version called Caught in the Net 18+ premiered on 9 July 2020. One of the sexual predators contacted a lawyer in an attempt to prevent release of the uncensored version.[10]
References
edit- ^ "V síti - Tržby a návštěvnost". KINOMANIAK (in Czech). Archived from the original on 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ Slížek, David. "A nevadí, že je mi 12? Dokument V síti před premiérou zveřejnil nový trailer". Lupa.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Policie kvůli dokumentu V síti vyšetřuje sexuální predátory. Jeden už od soudu odešel s trestem". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Policie stíhá 'Ústečana' z filmu V síti kvůli šíření dětské pornografie. Ten dál spolupracoval se školami". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Wolf, Karel. "Vít Klusák (V síti): Mysleli jsme, že jsme narazili na dno pekla. Pak to ale bylo ještě horší". Lupa.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Policie vyšetřuje aktéry z dokumentu o online obtěžování. Snímek vstoupí do kin v únoru". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Charlatan named Best Film, Agnieszka Holland Best Director at Czech Lion awards". The Prague Reporter. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Rekordní sexuální predátoři na internetu. V síti vidělo už přes čtvrt milionu diváků a je nejúspěšnějším českým dokumentem". CzechCrunch (in Czech). 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Film "V síti: Za školou" neobsahuje žádný citlivý materiál aneb nedorozumění mezi neziskovými organizacemi". Manipulátoři (in Czech). 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Sexuální predátor poslal na tvůrce dokumentu V síti právníka". novinky.cz. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.