When the Stars Were Red
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In 1950, Jozef watched the communists assume control over his native Hungary. He was too young to have an opinion about it, but he was mightily impressed all the same. Now it is 1968, and he is a young man. When the Russian tanks come rolling through his village on their way to suppress the stirrings of freedom in Prague, he does what he can to ensure that he's in good odor with those who will inevitably come out on top. This meandering political drama is apparently an exploration of opportunism, but reviewers gave it low marks for clarity of exposition.
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Cast
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Čédomir Kolar
Vladimír Smutný
Václav Koubek
Josef Brezík
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Zvířata ve městě
Dušan Trančík
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The Joke
Eugen Gindl
Claudie Ossard
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Milan Čorba
Alena Ambrová
Heda
Ján Sedal
Kadraba
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Svět pod hlavou
Alois Nebel
Milos Pietor
Jan Jasensky
Father Brezík
Dezső Garas
Gróf Szentirmay
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Dušan Trančík Director · Eugen Gindl Screenplay Václav Koubek Composer
First release February 1, 1991 · Produced in France, XC · Production Constellation, Slovenská filmová tvorba
Production
UGC-Hachette Première
Production
Constellation
Production
Slovenská filmová tvorba
Production
CNC
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Slovenská filmová tvorba Koliba (SFT)
Production · Distribution
France · XC
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Original title
Keď hviezdy boli červené
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Slovak
Release dates
Germany · February 1, 1991
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
XC · September 1, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
July 8, 1992
Slovakia
September 1, 1991
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