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Velvet Terrorists

2013 · 87 min

This is a quirky, reflective look at former revolutionaries grappling with their past and the passage of time.

Directed by
Pavol Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Part documentary, part mockumentary and part stranger-than-fiction lesson in guerilla tactics, Velvet Terrorists is a quirky profile of three very different men and their former attempts to take down the communist regime of Czechoslovakia – by blowing the hell out of it. Having all spent time in prison for their crimes, one-time bombers Stanislav, Frantisek and Vladimir muse on their personal histories, the fall of the regime and their journey into middle age.

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Directed by
Pavol Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • rebellion
  • freedom
  • memory
  • aging
Places
  • prison
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Pavol Pekarčík, Ivan Ostrochovský, Peter Kerekeš
Written by
Ivan Ostrochovský, Peter Kerekeš, Pavol Pekarčík
Cinematography
Martin Kollár
Runtime
87 min
Country
Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovakia
Languages
Czech, Slovak

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