KTV is a brand that has a reputation in the Czech show business. It is hard to believe that “The Terminator” will not have a penny from the biographical film, which opens in theaters on January 25. The old agreement and the desire to publish your story as a motivation for others can be behind everything.
It has been fifteen years since Karlos Vémola met the director Mike Samir in London and agreed with him to create a documentary film that will map the life of one of the pioneers of MMA in our country.
The premiere, which is scheduled for the end of January, will be a social event, at which there will definitely be stars from the sports and artistic fields. On the silver screen, they will also see all the escapades that started in the south of Moravia, and continued through the British capital to overseas and back to the Czech Republic.
“As a child he fought on the streets of Olomouc, after school he went to London, where he made a living as a bouncer, became famous as a wrestler, went to prison, became famous again, sold out the O2 arena and became a celebrity,” reads the official invitation to the film. The earnings from the film will not go to Karlos’ peaceful retirement, but will be lost in the pockets of the producers. Everything is to blame for the disadvantageous agreement that Vémola concluded a long time ago.
“Years ago, I agreed with the director Mike that we would shoot something together and that we would get the money for it somewhere. Mostly it was from my partners. Unfortunately, a lot of people who try to abuse my kindness, stupidity, whether it’s Bonton or the various cinemas that will broadcast the film, have flocked to it. They make me a trained monkey. I won’t get a penny for that movie!”
The powerful story unfolding before the eyes of the audience does not yet have a definite ending. Karlos still hasn’t hung up his gloves and one of the highlights of his career awaits him in June. The rematch with Attila Végh will go some way to determining what legacy Vémola will leave behind. The ideal scenario, of course, is victory and a royal ride off into the sunset.
“Maybe my body has had enough. I think it’s all about the head. About not losing faith and reasons to get up at all. Everything hurts, I’m devastated, and I can’t function without pain pills, but I keep going. As your head goes, so goes your body,” Karlos described his current state in an interview he gave to iDnes.
