A Czech comedy-drama exploring how a theater ensemble navigates the sudden intrusion of a Russian soldier during the politically tense normalization era.
After the premiere, the theatre group gathers in a bar to celebrate. However, the cheerful gathering is interrupted by a drunken Soviet officer. He insists on selling a can of petrol. However, when he senses the awkwardness, the hidden hatred, the cowardice, the timidity of the people there, he begins to enjoy the situation with his intrusiveness. When he takes his pistol out of its holster, things start to get crazy. The people in the bar suddenly become “freedom fighters” against the Russian occupation.
Michal Nohejl
Rating: 5.9/10 (10 votes)