“A burned-out group of Brno intellectuals decides to go to Kolochava in Ukraine to perform ‘A Ballad for a Bandit’ there.” With these words, the author's collective presents their film, in which they use primarily documentary imagery to compose a lyrical grotesque about an epochal trip, which might be their goal. But it doesn't have to be. The main tool of expression here is the film’s edit, which places various shots, statements, and meanings next to each other, often in a sort of productive conflict. Just like in a poem, the “poetic function” of art and its ability to serve as the primary tool for expressing beauty is manifested in full force before our very eyes.
Cast
Crew
Vladimír Morávek
Director, Screenplay, Story
Jiří Mikula
Editor
Petr Příkaský
Director of Photography
Norbert Hudec
Director of Photography
Pavel Řehořík
Producer
Mátyás Prikler
Producer
Petr Minařík
Producer
Zora Jaurova
Producer
Miloš Zimula
Production Design
Eva Morávková
Costume Design
Tobiáš Potočný
Sound
Miloš Štědroň
Original Music Composer