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1969 · 78 mins · Czech
Directed by
Drahomíra Vihanová
Starring
Marcela Nohýnková, Bořivoj Navrátil, Helga Čočková, Jana Andresíková, Petr Skarke, Václav Sloup

Arnošt, a soldier stationed in Josefov, spends a Sunday drifting through a routine. Desperation saturates the town and his thoughts, and the hangover from Saturday underscores the stagnation. The unchanging days serve as a metaphor for the Czech lands’ political climate, where portraying a soldier as a drunk was deemed scandalous.

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