Directed by:
Ondřej TrojanScreenplay:
Petr JarchovskýCinematography:
Martin ŠtrbaComposer:
Petr OstrouchovCast:
Libor Kovář, Matouš Vrba, Jakub Šárka, Jan Vlček, Aňa Geislerová, Martin Myšička, Jan Vaši, Jenovéfa Boková, Marek Taclík, Adam Kubišta, Лилиан Малкина (more)Plots(1)
Identity Card is taking place in Prague, between years 1973 – 1977. Therefore in the times of greatest normalization, in the times close after occupation of Czechoslovakia Socialist Republic by the army of Warsaw Pact. In the times when Big Beat and long hair ment resistence against socialism of Husak. Because of your identity card you were easy target for police hassling, while release from basic military service was a lottery win.
Moviemakers said about their movie: „In this movie you’ll see four classmates – Petra, which is also a narrator, and his three friends Popelku, Alese a Mitu. You will see period from when they are fifteen years old and get identity card up to they are eighteen years old and they are trying to release from basic military service. (official distributor synopsis)
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The "something" that was missing between Pupendo's harmless nostalgia and the hard disillusioned Androš... and it's going to get worse, it's coming in Identity Card. A film about responsibility, rebellion, quiet dignity and the price of freedom can make you laugh through Šabach escapades, but at the same time cut into the living with nicely profiled and believable characters. Identity Card has one flaw – the narrative framework lacks a solid story pattern, and all the weight is borne by the central boy quartet. The boys are skillful and direct, but they have no chance to carry the weight of slow storytelling without Trojan's film losing its pace. A more consistent edit would certainly not hurt the overall concept. Luckily, there's always a Dylan Point heard just in time, and Trojan edits some first-rate scene into it, so I left the movie theatre with the uplifting feeling that everything’s not fucked as long as we could laugh (and recognize that we were laughing at ourselves) without awkwardness. Identity Card is able to do it, and let it be praised all the way to a pure and undiluted four stars. Along with Walking Too Fast, Czech film of the year.
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Good job. Watching this film brought back my own memories of that time, when as a young rocker I demonstrated my naive little personal defiance against the establishment with my denim jacket covered with patches of Metallica, Accept, Iron Maiden and Helloween. I also could talk for hours about the secret police spying on our family. It was not a nice era, but it did have one good thing: the solid, pleasant community of people "on the other shore", rockers, metalheads and similar types, who didn't ride the official wave allowed by the state and met secretly at unauthorized exchanges, where they traded records of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc., and swapped anti-regime swearing in pubs and at bonfires. Music back then was a symbol of defiance that brought people together, something you don't see today.
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A youthful revolt in a communist reservation, where they drank mixed firewater, listened to the drums of Western shamans, and sought non-violent paths to escape. Petr Jarchovský, through Šabach, pumps out bittersweet emotions again, but this time, due to the age and innocence of the actors, it somewhat tempers the bad through shared experiences. The mumbling non-actors in the lead roles bring an authenticity of uncertainty and earnest amateurism, which is an interesting contrast to the elegantly groomed Cosy Dens. Where did Macháček’s aware, conspiratorial comrade suddenly disappear to? Did he drown in the grease of his hairstyle?
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I am a generation (born in 1986) that has never experienced anything as ceremonial as the official issuing of identification cards. I have to say that I am quite glad because I have already had three graduations, one as the winner of the best bachelor's thesis competition, and I must say that it was also an event that did not impress me in any way. Everything was very official, staged. Still, it was better than the theater that young people had to witness during the socialist era. The depiction of the issuing of identification cards in this film is not necessarily epic, but it is definitely portrayed excellently. On one side, there are loyal communists, and on the other side, there are rebels who want to resist, even just a little. It was a sad time, and I am glad that I was born at a time when the communists' bell was tolling and a bright capitalist future awaited us. Yes, there is a bit of irony in that, but the review should not dwell on it. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2013/02/obcansky-prukaz-2010-75.html
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The last thing our cinema needs at the moment is another bittersweet episodic comedy drama about surviving "back then, all those years ago" from the Jarchov stable... But what can I do if I simply have a soft spot for this type of Czech mainstream movie? Especially when the mix of "fun with the serious" in Identity Card is the best such mix in a long time. And if the parade of great (and well-played) characters and individual scenes were accompanied by a more interesting main protagonist, my satisfaction would have been even greater.
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