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STATE OF EMERGENCY

by Jan Hrebejk

synopsis

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.

international title: State of Emergency
original title: Výjimecný stav
country: Czech Republic
sales agent: S-MEDIA.TV
year: 2024
genre: fiction
directed by: Jan Hrebejk
film run: 111'
release date: SK 10/10/2024, CZ 17/10/2024
screenplay: Milan Tesar
cast: Ondřej Vetchý, Tatiana Dyková, Jordan Haj, Jaroslav Plesl, Bořek Slezáček, Jaroslava Pokorná, Jiří Havelka, Kateřina Brožová, Jan Hrušínský
cinematography by: Lukáš Milota
film editing: Vladimír Barák
art director: Adam Pitra
costumes designer: Vladimíra Pachl Fomínová
music: Dušan Neuwerth, Matěj Belko
producer: Miloslav Šmídmajer, Lina Abu Rezeq
executive producer: Katerina Spurová
production: Bio Illusion, Baarwood Films
distributor: Falcon

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