---
title: 'Insects (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jan Švankmajer'
released: '2018-01-26'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Slovakia'
  - 'Czech Republic'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/insects-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5783476/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Insects (2018)

2018 · 98 min · Drama, Comedy · Slovakia, Czech Republic

Original title: Hmyz

## Synopsis

Insects is a 2018 surrealist comedy film directed by Jan Švankmajer, the film is based on the play Pictures from the Insects' Life by Karel and Josef Čapek. Švankmajer stated that the film would be his last. It premiered on 26 January 2018 at International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film follows amateur actors rehearsing Pictures from the Insects' Life. The actors find themselves living out their characters' roles and hallucinating insects. Insects is intercut with the creative process of the film itself and interviews with the actors about their dreams.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jan Švankmajer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-svankmajer)
- **Screenplay:** [Jan Švankmajer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-svankmajer), [Karel Čapek](https://cinepixo.com/people/karel-capek), [Josef Čapek](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-capek)
- **Producer:** [Jaromír Kallista](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaromir-kallista)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adam Olha](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-olha), [Jan Růžička](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-ruzicka)
- **Editor:** [Jan Daňhel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-danhel)

## Cast

- [Jaromír Dulava](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaromir-dulava)
- [Kamila Magálová](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamila-magalova)
- [Pavel Nový](https://cinepixo.com/people/pavel-novy)
- [Ivana Uhlířová](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivana-uhlirova)
- [Norbert Lichý](https://cinepixo.com/people/norbert-lichy)
- [Jiří Lábus](https://cinepixo.com/people/jiri-labus)
- [Jan Budař](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-budar)

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