State of Emergency

State of Emergency
Výjimečný stav

Czech Republic / 2024 / 111 min
Fiction

State of Emergency
Výjimečný stav

Czech Republic / 2024 / 111 min
Fiction

This conversational comedy drama is a parable about the entrance of misinformation and lies into the public space and our everyday lives. It reminds us how easily people can be manipulated and how important it is to verify the information that rains down on us from literally everywhere. Ironically, when the hero of the film does this, he inexorably spins the wheel of his story. Karel Beran, a radio correspondent in the Middle East, arrives in Prague on the basis of an anonymous tip. The next day he wants to fly back. But a revolution breaks out in Kambur, which the correspondent has unprofessionally abandoned. Being given reporter's duties forces the seasoned professional into hoax reporting, simulating the turmoil of the Arab revolution on the kitchen appliances in his apartment.

Cast / Jaroslav Plesl , Bořek Slezáček , Jana Plodková , Ondřej Vetchý , Tatiana Dyková , Jordan Haj    Writer / Milan Tesař    Story / Milan Tesař    DoP / Lukáš Milota    Editor / Vladimír Barák    Sound / Viktor Ekrt , Marek Hart    Music / Dušan Neuwerth , Matěj Belko    Costumes / Vladimíra Pachl Fomínová    Make-Up / Zdeněk Klika    Set Designer / Adam Pitra

Release date / 17 October 2024

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