28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Fortress
director: Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská
original title: Pevnost
country: Czech Republic
year: 2012
running time: 70 min.
synopsis
This Czech documentary presents a visit to the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (a.k.a. Trans-Dniestr) as a trip to a museum of communist totalitarianism. The country, whose independence has been recognized by only a few other states, remains an isolated multi-ethnic enclave held together by an authoritarian regime. In a country where you are only allowed to film out the window of a train, the locals are afraid of being denounced but are glad to live in a comfortable refuge from the hectic modern world, and songs on television celebrate the president.
more about film
director: | Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská |
producer: | Tomáš Hrubý, Pavla Janoušková Kubečková |
script: | Klára Tasovská |
photography: | Lukáš Kokeš |
editing: | Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská |
sound: | Klára Tasovská, Adam Levý |