Arms ready

(festival title) (student film)
  • Czech Republic Do zbraně
Czech Republic, 2016, 39 min

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Firearms are a multifaceted phenomenon in contemporary society. For some they are a symbol of power, for others they represent certainty, and for others still they are a source of danger. Barbora Chalupová interviews gun owners and people interested in a gun permit, and explores the availability (both legally and illegally) of firearms in the Czech Republic. Her film makes partial use of the internet as an unconventional narrative tool, but is otherwise a typical interview-style documentary. The filmmaker also explores legal gray areas related to homemade weapons. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)

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Isherwood 

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English This is 0.45 caliber deception. The first third, when the young café liberals are online and outraged at anything small, casually slides into well-thought-out firing into the ranks of supporters and opponents, and then boldly moves on to the fact that, with a little effort, even a bunch of friends from The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague can get firearms today. ()