28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Life and Death in Tanvald - director’s cut
director: Filip Remunda, Vít Klusák
original title: Život a smrt v Tanvaldu (režisérská verze)
country: Czech Republic
year: 2013
running time: 57 min.
synopsis
The town of Tanvald as a symbol for identifying current society-wide attitudes. The death of a young Roma spurs the filmmakers’ investigation into the incident’s true course of events. The mysteries of the country’s creeping xenophobia provide a key to understanding anti-Roma attitudes. Over the course of a year, we witness the transforming landscape of Czech nationalism and the social tectonics of the racial conflict of a twisted society.
The self-analytical look at the schism between the two filmmakers provides a welcome debate on the ethical integrity of the documentary filmmaker. The filmmaker’s approach comes close to desecrating the sanctity of childhood innocence.
more about film
director: | Filip Remunda, Vít Klusák |
producer: | Petr Kubica |