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Brutal Heat

Brutalni vedro                      (Czech, Slovak with English Subtitles)

WA PREMIERE

Drama 

Czech Republic / Slovakia, 2023, 75 min

A large section of the sun has melted off and hurtles towards the planet, causing rolling heat waves where surface temperatures rise to unbearable levels. During one of these heat waves, a young man (Vincent Hospodářský) meanders through a sleepy town, encountering a slew of townspeople who are unable to cool themselves in the stifling heat. With a captivating lead performance and a compelling ensemble of sweaty side characters, Brutal Heat hothouses both the scenes and the interactions, but tells its story with a surprising degree of soul, sensitivity and artistic control. Focusing an evocatively hellfire lens onto the coming-of-age genre, Brutal Heat marks a distinct new voice in Czech cinema.

Director: Albert Hospodářský

Cast: Vincent Hospodářský, Milan Mikulčík, Zdeňka Petrová, Václav Kopelec, Ivana Uhlířová, Tereza Dočkalová, Marta Bačíková, Anežka Kalivodová, Marta Vítů, Petr Motloch, Kateřina Petrová, Judit Pecháček, Jakub Ševčík, Barbora Voříšková, Ondřej Lukeš, Vojtěch Kunc (méně)

Rating - M