The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
“A burned-out group of Brno intellectuals decides to go to Kolochava in Ukraine to perform ‘A Ballad for a Bandit’ there.” With these words, the author's collective presents their film, in which they use primarily documentary imagery to compose a lyrical grotesque about an epochal trip, which might be their goal. But it doesn't have to be. The main tool of expression here is the film’s edit, which places various shots, statements, and meanings next to each other, often in a sort of productive conflict. Just like in a poem, the “poetic function” of art and its ability to serve as the primary tool for expressing beauty is manifested in full force before our very eyes.
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Miloš ŠtědroňOriginal Music Composer
- Vladimír MorávekScreenplay
- Vladimír MorávekDirector
Cast
- Jan ZadražilCast
- Tereza MarečkováCast
- Martin HubaCast
- Norbert LichýCast
- Eva VrbkováCast
- Attila MokosCast
- Dominik TelekyCast
- Peter OszlíkCast
- Anna ČonkováCast