Neptune

A chilly, cerebral docufiction that blurs staged noir with archival history, asking you to untangle propaganda from truth as it unfolds.

Directed by

Adéla Babanová

Genres

Documentary, Drama, History

Starring

Gabriela Míčová, Ladislav Hampl, Tomáš Petřík

Overview

In 1964, the discovery of secret Nazi documents in the bottom of a lake in the Šumava hits the press worldwide. Years later, it is revealed that the sensational event was orchestrated by the communist regime in a campaign against West Germany, code-named Neptune. Revisiting recent political past of the Cold War in a noir pastiche, this docufiction contributes to the process of myth-making as a necessary construction of our perception of the history.

How it feels

Cynical, satirical, tense and melancholic. Measured and demanding.

About

Deception, politics, media, conspiracy

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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