Caught in the Net (2020 film) explained

Caught in the Net
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Director:Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák
Music:Jonatán Pastirčák
Cinematography:Adam Kruliš
Studio:Česká televize
Distributor:Aerofilms
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:Czech Republic
Language:Czech
Budget:3 million
Gross:61.3 million Kč[1]

Caught in the Net ('''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]

Cast

Release

The 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 (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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: V síti - Tržby a návštěvnost . KINOMANIAK . 8 September 2020 . cs . 7 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200907000552/https://kinomaniak.cz/filmy/v-siti . live .
  2. Web site: Slížek . David . A nevadí, že je mi 12? Dokument V síti před premiérou zveřejnil nový trailer . Lupa.cz . 10 July 2020 . cs . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021051529/https://www.lupa.cz/aktuality/a-nevadi-ze-je-mi-12-dokument-v-siti-pred-premierou-zverejnil-novy-trailer/ . live .
  3. Web site: Policie kvůli dokumentu V síti vyšetřuje sexuální predátory. Jeden už od soudu odešel s trestem . iROZHLAS . 10 July 2020 . cs . 1 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200301015128/https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/v-siti-dokument-film-vit-klusak-barbora-chalupova-policie-podezreli_2002181141_dok . live .
  4. Web site: Policie stíhá 'Ústečana' z filmu V síti kvůli šíření dětské pornografie. Ten dál spolupracoval se školami . iROZHLAS . 10 July 2020 . cs . 10 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200710061706/https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/sexualni-predator-v-siti-policie-ustecky-kraj-deti-dokument_2005220632_dok . live .
  5. Web site: Wolf . Karel . Vít Klusák (V síti): Mysleli jsme, že jsme narazili na dno pekla. Pak to ale bylo ještě horší . Lupa.cz . 10 July 2020 . cs . 14 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200614150544/https://www.lupa.cz/clanky/vit-klusak-v-siti-mysleli-jsme-ze-jsme-narazili-na-dno-pekla-pak-to-ale-bylo-jeste-horsi/ . live .
  6. Web site: Policie vyšetřuje aktéry z dokumentu o online obtěžování. Snímek vstoupí do kin v únoru . iROZHLAS . 10 July 2020 . cs . 10 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200710061618/https://www.irozhlas.cz/kultura/film/v-siti-dokument-film-obtezovani-deti-internet-vit-klusak-policie_1911201452_kro . live .
  7. Web site: Charlatan named Best Film, Agnieszka Holland Best Director at Czech Lion awards . The Prague Reporter . 8 March 2021 . 21 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221032943/https://www.praguereporter.com/home/2021/3/7/charlatan-named-best-film-agniezska-holland-best-director-at-czech-lion-awards . live .
  8. Web site: Rekordní sexuální predátoři na internetu. V síti vidělo už přes čtvrt milionu diváků a je nejúspěšnějším českým dokumentem . CzechCrunch . 10 July 2020 . cs . 10 March 2020 . 6 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200606202602/https://www.czechcrunch.cz/2020/03/rekordni-sexualni-predatori-na-internetu-v-siti-videlo-uz-pres-ctvrt-milionu-divaku-a-je-nejuspesnejsim-ceskym-dokumentem/ . live .
  9. Web site: Film "V síti: Za školou" neobsahuje žádný citlivý materiál aneb nedorozumění mezi neziskovými organizacemi . Manipulátoři . 10 July 2020 . cs . 1 March 2020 . 10 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200710061814/https://manipulatori.cz/film-v-siti-za-skolou-neobsahuje-zadny-citlivy-material-aneb-nedorozumeni-mezi-neziskovymi-organizacemi/ . live .
  10. Web site: Sexuální predátor poslal na tvůrce dokumentu V síti právníka . novinky.cz . 10 July 2020 . 10 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200710023215/https://www.novinky.cz/stalo-se/clanek/sexualni-predator-poslal-sveho-pravnika-na-tvurce-dokumentu-v-siti-40330132#seq_no=2&source=hp&dop_ab_variant=0&dop_req_id=f0t3IxKGBYI-202007100555&dop_source_zone_name=novinky.sznhp.box&utm_source=www.seznam.cz&utm_medium=z-boxiku&utm_campaign= . live .