Movie

Coal Tower

2002 · 101 min

A wry, uneasy Czech hangout noir that drifts between deadpan humour and quiet dread as a slacker pieces together a week he'd rather forget.

Overview: Jakub, a young, small time drug dealer, wakes up to find the police storming the apartment building while his parents are both away on holiday. After flushing all of his "secret stashes" in the toilet, he finds out they are actually there to investigate the death of the girl upstairs, a close childhood friend of his and the family. He slowly retraces the past week that she has been lying dead in her flat and remembers that he asked her to "receive a package" unbeknownst to her from his drug dealer, Pexeso.
How it feels: Melancholic, cynical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, grief, crime, deception
Content: Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
grief
crime
deception
friendship
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild