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Fine, Thanks
Family life during wartime: children are against parents, brothers are against sisters, wives are against husbands… A highly realistic family portraPublished on: -
My Dog Killer
Marek has no real friends except his guard dog and hangs out with skinheads. When his dispirited mother reappears in his life, Marek faces a…Published on: -
Communism and the Net or the End of Representative Democracy
A comparison of two popular uprisings, the Prague Spring and the Velvet Revolution, by film essay giant Karel Vachek.Published on: -
Athanor – The Alchemical Furnace
A journey through the life and work of Jan Švankmajer, last remaining hero of surrealism, who occupies a unique place in the history of cinema.Published on: -
Cook, F**k, Kill
Layered, absurdist family drama about the vicious circle of domestic violence in central Europe, with as anti-hero the dorky ambulance driver JaroslavPublished on: -
Filthy
Lena is seventeen years old and is on the threshold of entering adult life, but her growing up is brutally interrupted by a horrific event.…Published on: -
The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street
For the final film of his career, Němec adapted his recent book of quasi-autobiographical stories; based on his life, but not without mystifPublished on: -
Gardeners
Kon’s life is in danger in Tanzania. With unexpected aid he finally manages to find somewhere safe in Europe.Published on: -
5 October
Martin Kollár’s acclaimed cinematography reigns resplendent in the silent story of a man waiting for important surgery. Discovering he’s facing the poPublished on: -
Záhrada
Surprising discoveries in an old garden help Jakub (thirty-something) to understand himself and world better.Published on: