Batalives (2018)
In the 1920s, Tomas Baťa and his stepbrother Jan Antonín Baťa, entrepreneurs from Zlin, Czechoslovakia, began establishing new cities worldwide to expand their business. Over the next decades, about fifty towns were built on their unique social and architectural model, but only a few remain today. Our film explores the lives of people in these surviving “Bata cities”: Zlín in the Czech Republic, Bata-Borovo in Croatia, Batanagar in India, Bataypora in Brazil, and Batadorp in the Netherlands. Characters like Matea, Shona, Bé, Henrik, and Věra, despite their differences, are linked by their shared history. The film questions how the vision of a brilliant business dreamer has evolved nearly 100 years later.
Director: Petr Babinec, Karolína Zalabáková
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Cast
- Martin Siničák - Commentary (voice)
Screenplay
- Karolína Zalabáková (Screenplay)
- Petr Babinec (Screenplay)
- Martina Šantavá (Creative Producer)
- Karolína Zalabáková (Story)
- Lukáš Gargulák (Story)
Music: Tomáš Háček
Cinematography: Lukáš Gargulák
Editing: Libor Nemeškal
Production: Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Česká televize
Country: Czech Republic
Language: Český
Original Language: cs
Keywords
company town
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Batalives about?
- In the 1920s, Tomas Baťa and his stepbrother Jan Antonín Baťa, entrepreneurs from Zlin, Czechoslovakia, began establishing new cities worldwide to expand their business. Over the next decades, about fifty towns were built on their unique social and architectural model, but only a few remain today. Our film explores the lives of people in these surviving “Bata cities”: Zlín in the Czech Republic, Bata-Borovo in Croatia, Batanagar in India, Bataypora in Brazil, and Batadorp in the Netherlands. Characters like Matea, Shona, Bé, Henrik, and Věra, despite their differences, are linked by their shared history. The film questions how the vision of a brilliant business dreamer has evolved nearly 100 years later.
- Who directed Batalives?
- Batalives was directed by Petr Babinec, Karolína Zalabáková.
- Who stars in Batalives?
- Batalives stars Martin Siničák.
- What genre is Batalives?
- Batalives is a Documentary film.
- Where was Batalives produced?
- Batalives was produced in Czech Republic.