Overview
A parable for the end of totalitarianism. Three protagonists - a high official, a secretary, and a border guard - representative of three generations (1948, 1968, 1988) are forced to confront their ideals and places in society through the events of one strange night.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Jiří Bulis
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jaroslav Brabec
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Fero FeničStory, Screenplay
- Evžen PlítekStory, Screenplay
- Original title
- Zvláštní bytosti
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 1, 1990
- Original language
- Czech
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia
Production
Cast
Jan TesarzZdeněk Pešan
Ewa ŻukowskaOlga Kolářová
Jiří BábekOndřej Zeman
Cyril DrozdaCyril Vodička- Miroslav SuchýEvžen
- František ČužnaRuda
Stanislav ZindulkaJosef
Václav BabkaMartin
Zdeněk Dušek- Josef Vondráček
Jaroslava Pokorná
Jiří Tomek- Bohumil Vávra
Oldřich Vlach- Antonín Zacpal
Václav Čížkovský- Renata Becerrová
Jiří Menzel- Juraj Matula
- Anna Kreuzmannová
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