SMOKE

KOUŘ

By Tomas VOREL

Festivals
& Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2019
Liberated
    • Year of production
    • 1990
    • Countries
    • CZECH REPUBLIC
    • Duration
    • 89 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Tomas VOREL
    • Synopsis
    • When young engineer Mirek arrives at a factory in order to work on a project to reduce emissions, he is confronted by a rigid order and incompetent bosses… Dubbed a “rhythmical of the totalitarian age,” the original story plays out amidst the sulphur-laden air of Ostrava’s steel mills. The film’s creators peppered their tale with a distinctive sense of humour, troupe recitations, and a catchy saxophone leitmotif