Bandits of the Ballad (2022)
“A burned-out group of Brno intellectuals decides to go to Kolochava in Ukraine to perform ‘A Ballad for a Bandit’ there.” With these words, the author's collective presents their film, in which they use primarily documentary imagery to compose a lyrical grotesque about an epochal trip, which might be their goal. But it doesn't have to be. The main tool of expression here is the film’s edit, which places various shots, statements, and meanings next to each other, often in a sort of productive conflict. Just like in a poem, the “poetic function” of art and its ability to serve as the primary tool for expressing beauty is manifested in full force before our very eyes.
Director:
Vladimír Morávek
Writer:
Vladimír Morávek
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Jan Zadražil as |
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Tereza Marečková as |
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Martin Huba as |
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Norbert Lichý as |
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Eva Vrbková as |
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Attila Mokos as |
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Dominik Teleky as |
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Peter Oszlík as |
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Anna Čonková as |
| Camera | Norbert Hudec | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jiří Mikula | Editor |
| Directing | Vladimír Morávek | Director |
| Sound | Miloš Štědroň | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Vladimír Morávek | Story |
| Writing | Vladimír Morávek | Screenplay |
| Camera | Petr Příkaský | Director of Photography |
| Art | Miloš Zimula | Production Design |
| Sound | Tobiáš Potočný | Sound |
| Production | Petr Minařík | Producer |
| Production | Zora Jaurova | Producer |
| Production | Mátyás Prikler | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Morávková | Costume Design |
| Production | Pavel Řehořík | Producer |