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Kdo přichází před půlnocí

1980 · 89 min

A grim, methodical crime drama that builds quiet dread around an ambush and its aftermath, feeling cold and procedural.

Directed by
Zbyněk Brynych
Genres
Crime
Starring
Josef Vinklář, Jiří Bruder, Tomáš Töpfer
Overview
The accountants at a agricultural cooperative near Prague have completed the calculation of wages. The driver with the cashier are leaving for a bank in Prague to withdraw the cash amounting to over one million crowns. On returning back, an oncoming heavy truck appears, crashing into their car. The injured men cannot defend themselves, and the whole cash is stolen from them.

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Directed by
Zbyněk Brynych
Genres
Crime
Starring
Josef Vinklář, Jiří Bruder, Tomáš Töpfer
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • greed
  • violence
  • justice
  • deception
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
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Written by
Zbyněk Brynych, Ivan Gariš
Starring
Josef Vinklář, Jiří Bruder, Tomáš Töpfer, Rudolf Jelínek, Robert Vrchota, Václav Švorc, Ilja Prachař, Ivanka Devátá
Music
Ladislav Štaidl
Cinematography
Jan Němeček
Runtime
89 min
Country
Czechoslovakia
Languages
Czech

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