Director:
Adam Koloman RybanskýCámara:
Matěj PiňosMúsica:
Adam BláhaReparto:
Michal Isteník, Miroslav Krobot, Anna Polívková, Vladimír Škultéty, Jiří Vymětal, Martin Šesták, Václav Hrzina, Marek Pospíchal, Josef Šturma, Milan Kroka (más)Sinopsis(1)
Standa, a slightly clumsy volunteer fireman and father-to-be consults with his role model, Chief Bróňa, about everything. When a suspicious car accident at the Easter fair causes irrational panic in the village amid fears of suspected terrorism, Bróňa becomes the leading voice of a newly established militia. He vows to protect his fellow citizens at all costs, as Standa remains caught between his increasingly fanatical behaviour and growing doubts about the entire situation. (Febiofest)
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Tras una deslucida campaña de marketing y un rotundo fracaso en los cines checos, esta comedia resultó ser para mí una pequeña revelación. Somewhere Over the Chemtrails es una sátira modesta, sencilla, pero funcional, equilibrada y con garra, basada en actuaciones civiles y en escenarios y personajes familiares. Una de las escenas finales, en la que el trío central de actores no dice nada y deja que sus expresiones faciales hablen por sí solas y que las emociones se cocinen a fuego lento en su interior, es la mejor que he visto en el cine checo en años. Aquí ni siquiera es apropiado decir «bueno para un debut», porque ni siquiera los cineastas muy experimentados hacen películas tan funcionales en nuestro país. Realmente quiero expresar mi entusiasmo. [Summer Film School 2022]
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A los debuts siempre los califico menos estrictamente, de lo contrario mi evaluación caería aún más rotundamente. Entiendo la intención de los autores de señalar la pequeñez checa, que se ha destacado notablemente en las últimas crisis (pandemia, refugiados, energías...), sin embargo, la ejecución en mi opinión no funcionó en absoluto y no sé si siquiera me sonreí, por no decir reír. No compararía esto en absoluto con Nowhere in Moravia, el único vínculo es Miroslav Krobot y el teatro Dejvické divadlo.
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Thanks to the pervasive absurdity and tragicomic nature of the "little people" Somewhere Over the Chemtrails pokes fun at, it (blatantly) reminds of Forman's films from the 1960s, and even though it is set in the present day with all its modern conspiracies, it portrays equally limited people with their flaws and strong tendency to believe in all kinds of bullshit – the dumber the better. Rybanský manages to portray the world of a small village and its inhabitants who suddenly have to deal with the threat of "terrorism" in a quite faithful way. Next time, the director could easily go more to the heart of the tragicomic, but this is still a noteworthy film from a domestic production.
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A thoughtful script from a man who can't give the film any kind of fluid dynamic shape, I take it as a kind of failed attempt at early Forman. On the other hand, the film's certain rigidity doesn't actually hurt the story, the message remains the same and often chillingly apt. I’m giving it an extra point for the chemtrails stuff, it reminded me of a colleague from work, a mechanical engineer, who bought an air purifier for his apartment from a famous charlatan and scammer; kind of like the vinegar in the film. Fools exists in all social classes.
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An unexpectedly effective combination of empathetic naturalistic humanity in the spirit of Jaroslav Papoušek and the style of Takeshi Kitano with his deadpan humour infused with melancholy and modelled on comic strips in static shots oriented directly toward the camera. And dry humour that is suitably chilling. Plus extra points for the great use of music under the closing credits (stay until the end).
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