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Cesty mužů

1972

A sober, procedural-era drama that grinds through investigation and village suspicion with little warmth or levity.

Directed by
Ivo Toman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Karel Hlušička, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Jan Kanyza
Overview
Experienced StB investigators in the 1950s dismantle a terrorist action against the collectivisation of a village in the foothill village of Mezilesí. The screenwriter returned to the schemes that were common in our countries in the 1950s.

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Directed by
Ivo Toman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Karel Hlušička, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Jan Kanyza
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • politics
    • crime
    • class
    • betrayal
    • power
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Ivo Toman
    Written by
    Ivan Gariš, Josef Picek, Ivo Toman
    Starring
    Karel Hlušička, Zdena Hadrbolcová, Jan Kanyza, Adolf Filip, Karel Šebesta
    Music
    Jiří Šust
    Cinematography
    Jiří Tarantík
    Country
    Czechoslovakia
    Languages
    Czech

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