The read
It runs a compact 18m.
Synopsis
This stylised short film follows the unexpected intertwining of the fates of a young man, who applies for housing benefit during the day, and the clerk who processes his application. When they meet by chance in a bar that evening and events take an unexpected turn, they both end up in his flat. During their late-night conversation, the clerk reveals the absurdity of her daily work at the office – a world full of nonsensical rules, powerlessness and alienation, which is disturbingly reminiscent of a Kafkaesque labyrinth. This intimate drama, laced with black humour, shows that the victims of bureaucracy are not only its clients, but also those who carry it out.
Ratings
TMDB3/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Lukáš ValíšekDirector
- Jakub HaubertWriter
Cast
- Anežka RusevováKvěta
- Filip TýcZbyněk
- Štěpán CoufalMarián Tureček
- Štěpánka PencováVrátná
- Tomáš KarabÚředník
- Lucie VolhejnováÚřednice
- Bára VeseláŽadatelka 1
- Viera PavlíkováŽadatelka 2
- Michal KolářŽadatel
- Jakub HaubertSpolubydlící
Stills
Themes
student film