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Velvet Terrorists
Velvet Terrorists
Velvet Terrorists
Velvet Terrorists
Aksamitni terroryści
dir. Ivan Ostrochovsky, Pavol Pekarčík, Peter Kerekes, Slovakia/Croatia/Czech Republic, 2013, 87 mins
Section: 25 Years Have Gone By  ·  Competition: Millennium Award
Screening times
May 12 19:00, Kinoteka 3
May 13 21:30, Kinoteka 3
May 14 21:30, Kinoteka 2
May 15 15:30, Kinoteka 1
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About the film

Stano, Fero and Vladimír are three men who resisted the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Three true stories from the normalization era: Stano planned to blow up a speaker’s platform in a stadium on the night before the May Day celebrations. He got five years behind bars. Fero plotted to assassinate President Husák in the hope of unleashing an anti-communist revolution. He, too, ended up in prison. Vladimír engaged in repeated anti-regime activities, most of them involving the destruction of public billboards. He did several stints in jail. Three Slovak directors take a humorous look at the unique courage of these mavericks who managed to rise up from the anonymous and obedient masses. The filmmakers also consider the relevance of their ridiculously naïve terrorist acts – once called serious crimes but today possibly viewed as acts of heroism.

Filmmakers

Reżyseria/Directed by: Ivan Ostrochovsky, Pavol Pekarčík, Peter Kerekes
Zdjęcia/Cinematography by: Martin Kollár
Produkcja/Production: Peter Kerekes; Hypermarket Film, Partizanfilm, Nukleus Film, sentimentalfilm

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Film z autentycznymi bohaterami, lecz w formie kreowania rzeczywistości - 3 nowele, 3 zupełnie różne postaci. Czeska ironia i żart w ujęciu tematu, ponieważ Czesi nie znoszą zadęcia i pozowania na bohaterstwo. (kantalo)