Secret Delivery
Secret Delivery 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.
Plot
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.Cast
- Matěj Hádek as Soukup
- Judit Bárdos as Soukupová
- Karel Dobrý as Erlebach
- Antonie Formanová as Učitelka
- 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
Production
The film was produced by 8Heads Productions, Arinafilm and Living Pictures. The film was produced by Czech Television, Slovak Radio and Television, Barrandov Studio and Moss & Roy, and was supported by the State Film Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. The film was distributed by Cinemart.The film was shot in Ústí nad Labem, Liberec and Plzeň regions, as well as in other locations that also include Slovakia. The 32-day shooting began at the end of January 2024 and was completed in mid-March 2024. Post-production took place in Prague and Belgrade.
The premiere in Czech cinemas took place on 27 February 2025.
The film was presented as a work in progress at the Tallinn Black Nights film festival in the Just Film children's section in November 2024.
The film had its international premiere at the Locarno Film Festival on 13 August 2025.