The Black Barons

The Black Barons
Černí baroni

Czechoslovakia / 1992 / 110 min
Fiction

The Black Barons
Černí baroni

Czechoslovakia / 1992 / 110 min
Fiction

Based on Miloslav Švandrlík's satiric novel, the plot takes place during 'deep Communism' in the midst of a special army unit intended for both physically and socially 'unsuitable' persons serving their time in the military. The comedy's biting subtext, treating a topic similar to Vít Olmer's Tank Battalion, is evident above all in the use of documentary footage.

Cast / Ondřej Vetchý , Bronislav Poloczek , Miroslav Donutil , Alois Švehlík , Pavel Landovský , Josef Dvořák , Jiří Schmitzer , Václav Postránecký , Rudolf Hrušínský ml.    Writer / Miloslav Švandrlík , Zdenek Sirový    Story / Miloslav Švandrlík    DoP / Jiří Macháně    Editor / Ivana Kačírková    Sound / Vladimír Skall    Music / Luboš Fišer

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