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 |