A New Shift

In this documentary, a worker retrains as a computer programmer after his coal mine closes.But after 25 years as a physical laborer, can he fit in with the young and trendy digital crowd?

Nová šichta
Czechia 2020
  • English
91 min.
12+
  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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Tomas has been working underground as a coal miner for 25 years. When the mine has to close due to the general decline of coal mining, he is offered a new career as a computer programmer. He enrolls in a state-funded re-education programme, preparing him for one of the most in-demand jobs. Tomas takes up the challenge and gets ready to transform his life radically. But will a forty something long-haired, subterranean punk rocker who has spent his whole life performing hard physical labour ever fit in with the young and trendy digital crowd?

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Credits
Director: Jindřich Andrš
Screenplay: Jindřich Andrš
Cinematography: Tomáš Frkal
Music: Eliška Cílková
Sound: Šimon Herrmann
Editing: Lukáš Janičík, Gesa Marten
Producer: Augustina Micková, Miloš Lochman, Karel Chvojka
Cast: Tomáš Hisem
Awards

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival

2020 – Jindřich Andrš (Best Czech Documentary Film)

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival

2020 – Jindřich Andrš (Silver Eye: Best Feature Documentary)

Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival

2020 – Jindřich Andrš (Audience Award)

Czech Film Critic Awards

2020 – Jindřich Andrš (Award for Newcommer of the Year)

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  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.