The rise and fall of the entrepreneurial Schicht family, founders of the Soap with the Stag brand

The film tells the story of the legendary soap with the stag brand and its founders, the entrepreneurial Schicht family, who over the course of three generations built a major soap and food production empire in Ústí nad Labem, contributing significantly to the development of the city and the entire region. It is also the story of their descendants, who search for their roots and a relationship to a city where none of them currently live, yet together they have purchased the neo-Baroque villa of their ancestors. The film reflects Czech-German history in the Ústí nad Labem region, recalling industrial growth and the pre-war coexistence of Czechs and Germans.

directed & screenplay by: Taťána Marková  camera: Petr Vejslík  sound: Vojtěch Knot  sound design: Vladimír Chrastil  music: Petr Tichý, Anna Romanovská  editing: Šárka Sklenářová  dramaturgy: Rebeka Bartůňková, Ivo Bystřičan, Katja Dringenberg  executive producer: Jan Bodnár  produced by: Jarmila Poláková (F&S), Martina Šantavá (ČT)  co-produced by: Česká televize, krutón

For distribution inquiries, contact distribuce@krutonfilm.cz.

MATERIALS FOR DOWNLOAD

SCREENINGS

September 12, 2026 – Schich Villa, Ústí nad Labem 

Semtember 22, 2026 – Oblastní muzeum Chomutov + Q&A with authors

October 14, 2026 – G. Hauptmann Haus, Düsseldorf + Q&A with authors

October 23, 2026 – Galerie Roudnice, Roudnice nad Labem

November 3, 2026 – Library Liberec + Q&A with authors

November 5, 2026 – Zentralkino, Dresden + Q&A with authors

November 9, 2026 – Městská knihovna Děčín + Q&A with authors

November 12, 2026 – Stadtbibliothek, Radebeul + Q&A with authors

December 9, 2026 – Czech Embassy in Bern + Q&A with authors

PAST SCREENINGS

May 28, 2026 – Kino CIT, Brno

May 21, 2026 – Městská knihovna Velká Bíteš + debata s tvůrci

May 5, 2026 – Public Hall Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem

April 30, 2026 – Kino Spektrum, Sezimovo Ústí

April 27, 2026 – Kino Kavalírka, Prague

April 20, 2026 – Kino Sněžník, Děčín + Q&A with authors

April 14, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

April 7, 2026 – Edison Filmhub, Prague + Q&A with authors

April 1, 2026 – Kino Máj, Doksy

March 30, 2026 – Kino Mat, Prague

March 28, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

March 26, 2026 – Kino Spektrum, Sezimovo Ústí

March 25, 2026 – Malá Scéna, Ústí nad Orlicí

March 25, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

March 20, 2026 – Public Hall Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem

March 19, 2026 – Oblastní muzeum a galerie Most

March 19, 2026 – Café Refugio, Tisá + Q&A with authors

March 19, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

March 18, 2026 – Kino Dukla, Jihlava

March 18, 2026 – Jupiter Club, Velké Meziříčí

March 16, 2026 – Public Hall Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem

March 11, 2026 – Kino Kavalírka, Prague

March 11, 2026 – Kino MAT, Prague

March 9, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

March 5, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

March 3, 2026 – Kino Svět, Znojmo

March 3, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

March 2 2026 – Kino Kavalírka, Praha + Q&A with authors

March 2, 2026 – Public Hall Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem

February 27, 2026 – Kino MAT, Prague

February 25, 2026 – Public Hall Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem

February 23, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

February 23, 2026 – Kino Kavalírka, Prague

February 20, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

February 17, 2026 – Kino Dlabačov, Prague

February 17, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

February 16, 2026 – Kino Měks, Trhové Sviny

February 14, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

February 11, 2026 – Kino Atlas, Prague

February 10, 2026 – Kino Letohrad

February 9, 2026 – Public Hall Hraničář, Ústí nad Labem

February 8, 2026 – Kino Portyč, Písek

February 5, 2026 – Kino Portyč, Písek

February 2, 2026 – Kino Kavalírka, Prague

February 1, 2026 – Kino Svět, Hodonín

January 29, 2026 – Kino Železný Brod

January 29, 2026 – Kino Svět, Chomutov

January 29, 2026 – premiere at Kino Dlabačov, Prague

November 14, 2025 – Kino Máj, Litoměřice 

About the director:

Taťána Marková is the director of three documentaries produced by Film & Sociologie – Revolution Girls (2009, One World, AFO, Doc Europe III Portugal, shown on Czech Television), What to Tell the Kids? (2014, Febiofest Bratislava, shown on HBO ČR) and Libussa Unbound (2019, 8th Indian Cine Film Festival and 5th Indian World Festival Honorable Jury Mentions, shown on Czech Television).