We Have Never Been Modern
Spectacular detective drama set in 1930s Czechoslovakia. The life of a modern Bata town is turned upside down by a mysterious and terrifying discovery in the grounds of a local factory. Against all odds, the director's young wife embarks on a search for the truth.
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8 minWe Have Never Been Modern – Czech film that will appeal to foreign viewers
Curator's Choice
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3 minWe Have Never Been Modern
Red Carpet
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9 minIntroduction to the film We Have Never Been Modern
Red Carpet
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22 minMeet & Greet for the film We Have Never Been Modern
Meet & Greet
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6 minMatěj Chlupáček: The film is set in a place that does not exist today
Meet the Filmmakers
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27 minEliška Křenková: The film We Have Never Been Modern was meant to provoke discussion, we are afraid of otherness
Space KVIFF X
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53 minTea at 3: About the film We Have Never Been Modern
Czech Television House – The Place Where Films Belong
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31 minMatěj Chlupáček: Czech filmmakers do not have a good reputation abroad in terms of creativity
We Have Never Been Modern
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2 minWe Have Never Been Modern (trailer)
We Have Never Been Modern
Amidst a thriving Baťa-esque town, nestled in the scenic foothills of the majestic Tatra mountains, stands a factory, whose young director is, for his day (it's 1937), pleasingly modern in approach. Yet, don’t be fooled, the film’s protagonist is actually his wife Helena (Eliška Křenková). The aspiring doctor is soon to give birth, yet her resolute gaze into her family’s rosy future is suddenly darkened by the discovery of the body of a newborn baby in the vibrant factory's courtyard. Helena’s innate empathy, intensified by her pregnancy, isn’t satisfied by the conspicuously prompt solution to the mystery. A stirring detective drama with a progressive and profoundly human perspective on a theme controversial not only shortly before the unexpected war, but also decades later.
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