Archive of films We Have Never Been Modern / Úsvit

Czech Republic / Slovak Republic
2023, 117 min

Section: Crystal Globe Competition
Year: 2023

Synopsis

Amidst a thriving Baťa-esque town, nestled in the scenic foothills of the majestic Tatra mountains, stands a factory, whose young director is, for his day (it's 1937), pleasingly modern in approach. Yet, don’t be fooled, the film’s protagonist is actually his wife Helena (Eliška Křenková). The aspiring doctor is soon to give birth, yet her resolute gaze into her family’s rosy future is suddenly darkened by the discovery of the body of a newborn baby in the vibrant factory's courtyard. Helena’s innate empathy, intensified by her pregnancy, isn’t satisfied by the conspicuously prompt solution to the mystery. A stirring detective drama with a progressive and profoundly human perspective on a theme controversial not only shortly before the unexpected war, but also decades later.

Karel Och

About the director

Matěj Chlupáček (1994, Czech Republic). Filmography: Touchless (2013), In Treatment (2019, series), Rats (2020, miniseries), We Have Never Been Modern (2023).

Contacts

Bontonfilm, a.s.
Na Poříčí 1047/26, 110 00, Praha 1
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 257 415 111
Fax: +420 257 415 113
E-mail: [email protected]

LevelK
Gl. Kongevej 137 B, 3rd floor, 1850, Frederiksberg
Denmark
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About the film

Color, Black & White, DCP
World premiere

Section:	Crystal Globe Competition

Director:	Matěj Chlupáček
Screenplay:	Miro Šifra
Dir. of Photography:	Martin Douba
Music:	Simon Goff
Sound:	Peter Hilčanský, Pavel Rejholec
Editor:	Pavel Hrdlička
Art Director:	Henrich Boráros
Producer:	Maja Hamplová, Matěj Chlupáček
Production:	BARLETTA
Coproduction:	D.N.A. PRODUCTION
Cast:	Eliška Křenková, Miloslav König, Milan Ondrík, Richard Langdon, Martha Issová, Luboš Veselý, Ladislav Hampl, Marián Mitaš
Sales:	LevelK
Distributor:	Bontonfilm, a.s.