The Smoke
7.4
“A musical film of the totalitarian era”
The film is based on a legendary school film of Tomáš Vorel, called INg (1985). The storyline stays the same - a young engineer finds a new job and wants to work, this proves to be impossible in the last days of the communist era.
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Cast
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Jan Slovák
Miroslav Čáp
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Hlava Medúzy
Lucie Zedníčková
Kotě
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Všechny moje lásky
Jaroslav Dušek
Karel Šmíd
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Lunacy
Cosy Dens
Monika Šeligová
Helenka
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Jemné umění obrany
Ready for the Grave
Jan Fuchs
Glosner
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Povstalecká história
Corpus delicti
Ladislav Myslivec
Křížek
Eva Holubová
Běhalová
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Cosy Dens
The Elementary School
Šimon Caban
Arnoštek
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Dream Team – Mistři dílny
Prague Five
Jiří Fero Burda
Béďa
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Currency and Peace
Black Barons
Milan Dvořák
ředitel
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Crime in the Night Club
If a Thousand Clarinets
Petr Čtvrtníček
Ondra
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One Family
Kooky
Zdeněk Vronský
Mráz
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Ruffiano and Sweeteeth
Milostivé léto
Tomáš Vorel Director · Lumír Tuček Screenplay Michal Vích Composer
First release February 1, 1991 · Produced in XC · Production Barrandov Studios
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production
Barrandov Studios
Production
XC
Produced in
Kuřáci
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Languages
Original title
Kouř
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · February 1, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
July 9, 2020 · Theatrical · Digitally restored
Poland
October 13, 2005 · Theatrical
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