Hrana
Regie:
Tomáš ZelenkaKamera:
Karel FairaislMusik:
Zdenek MertaBesetzung:
Saša Rašilov nejml., Kateřina Brožová, Miroslav Etzler, Vilma Cibulková, Jan Tříska, Jiří Langmajer, Martin Dejdar, Milan Kňažko, Norbert Lichý (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Two couples – the Hloz and Slama families – lead peaceful family and business lives. Mrs Hlozova (Katerina Brozova) and Mrs Slamova (Vimla Cibulkova) run a VIP-hostess agency; Mr Hloz (Sasa Rasilov) is a boss in a prosperous security agency and Mr Slama (Miroslav Etzler) owns a successful construction company. Slama decides for a big game – he disrupts the well-running system during a huge construction tender: he's not going to “feed”anyone else from the cash flow. He engages his friend Hloz, who has no idea, into the preparation of this revolt. But hell-bent Slama fails in estimating what a dangerous area he's entering. The construction contract is vital for the Alliance of Five, who have the councilman nicknamed Lulu (Jiri Langmajer) in their “service”. Lulu is supposed to make sure Slama is out of the game, no matter what. Right away, we find ourselves in the world of wiretapping, stakeouts, discrediting materials, elimination preparations and even unclarified murders. The atmosphere gets dense and icy, nobody trusts nobody. Hloz fights to save his friend Slama and then takes justice in his hands. Everything is observed seemingly from the distance by strange Mr Bishop (Jan Triska). Why and for whom? (Verleiher-Text)
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I have no problem with the gibberish script on the level of a B-grade thriller from an overseas production, even if the characters amount to one template next to another, not to mention the ear-splitting dialogue. Paradoxically, what bothers me is that Zdeněk Kubík "sold" the film as a sovereign indictment of the political situation in the Czech Republic, where everything is run by mafia gangs connected to the political top and the hand not only washes the hand but also dries it. Maybe it's true, but for an hour and a half, it drove me crazy that I was watching a thriller that wasn't suspenseful, there was no one to root for, and the cuts to Mr. Bishop or the FSB just weren't cool. It’s too bad about the sight of his grey eminence and the artificially-induced hype. Several times while watching it, I wondered what it would have been like if Petr Jákl had filmed it.
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On the same day as the movie "Hranaři," I also saw the movie "Kandidát," which is a comparison of two incomparable films. "Kandidát" is smart, although quite a small film, "Hranaři" are foolish, even though they appear to be a big film at first glance. The actors enjoy their roles, but what's the point when you constantly have the feeling that it's a very bad theatrical play?
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