Cold War paranoia in 84 minutes? Czech cinema said 'hold my beer.'
Czechoslovak counter-espionage intercepts a coded message from the West German secret service ordering death for an unknown person on Czech territory.
Direction
Skalský builds dread through office paperwork
Acting
Marković's weary eyes say everything
Director
Štěpán Skalský
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the Prague Spring's cautious thaw, the film's paranoia proved prophetic—Soviet tanks arrived two years later.
Skalský shot the climactic sequence in a real government building without permission, wrapping before anyone asked questions.
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