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IN THE SHADOW

Director:

  David Ondricek
  

Year Released:

  2012

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Filip Antonio
  Sebastian Koch
  Sona Norisova
  Marek Taclik
  Ivan Trojan
Movie Haiku:Winner of 9 "Lions" (& nominated for 2 more), this intense drama was the candidate from the Czech Republic for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2013. Immaculate Cold War era "police procedural" is set in Prague in 1953, when Soviet-inspired anti-Semitic show trials were used to distract people from the crippling consequences of imminent monetary devaluation.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  Yes

Haiku Posted:

  2013