Two years ago, my friends and I were able to watch the films being featured in Japanese Film Festival here in Manila also known as Eiga Sai. As for last year, we went again to Shangrila Cineplex to watch the European version, popularly called Cine Europa. There are about 23 different films from 17 European countries that was featured in Cine Europa's 17th year.
I can hardly remember the film that we watched but here is a brief summary of it.
COUNTRY: Czech Republic
FILM: Občanský průkaz (Identity Card)
DIRECTOR: Ondrej Trojan
CAST: Libor Kovář, Matouš Vrba, Jan Vlček, Jakub Šárka
SYNOPSIS: Občanský průkaz (Identity Card) is a 2010 Czech bitter comedy film by Ondřej Trojan basedon a story by Petr Šabach. The movie is set in communist Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and gives a clear picture of the sociopolitical environment of that period. After the short attempt to reform the political system was brutally stopped in 1968 by the invasion of Soviet Russia, new period of communism totality was started Marked formally with big ideals, which nobody trusted anymore; but based on every day creepy repression, reaching into even minor details of private and social life of everybody.
Witnessing their fathers’ generation loss and either social or moral degradation, the new generation is looking for their own response. Their resistance is symbolized by long hair, social non-conformity and prohibited music.
FILM: Občanský průkaz (Identity Card)
DIRECTOR: Ondrej Trojan
CAST: Libor Kovář, Matouš Vrba, Jan Vlček, Jakub Šárka
SYNOPSIS: Občanský průkaz (Identity Card) is a 2010 Czech bitter comedy film by Ondřej Trojan basedon a story by Petr Šabach. The movie is set in communist Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and gives a clear picture of the sociopolitical environment of that period. After the short attempt to reform the political system was brutally stopped in 1968 by the invasion of Soviet Russia, new period of communism totality was started Marked formally with big ideals, which nobody trusted anymore; but based on every day creepy repression, reaching into even minor details of private and social life of everybody.
Witnessing their fathers’ generation loss and either social or moral degradation, the new generation is looking for their own response. Their resistance is symbolized by long hair, social non-conformity and prohibited music.
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To complete our "cultured" experience, we visited one of the newly opened German bar and restaurant in Shangrila also called Brozeit. It was my first time to drink an authentic German beer (I ordered Paulaner, as advised by our onshore counterpart)
My friend Nina, on the other hand, ordered this currywurst for everyone. It's a spicy sausage, by the way.
And here is our group pic (L-R: Luthie, JR, Nina and me)
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