Walking Too Fast


2h 26m 2011

Brief Synopsis

Czechoslovakia, 1982. The totalitarian regime seems interminable and imperishable. Antonín, a member of the secret police, uneasy, tyrannical, perhaps even psychopathic, is percolating with unvoiced anger and desperation. Bored with everything, he aims his demons at a seemingly clear but in fact una

Film Details

Also Known As
Handcuffs, Pouta
Genre
Crime
Drama
Film Noir
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Universal Production Partners (Upp)
Distribution Company
Bontonfilm

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 26m

Synopsis

Czechoslovakia, 1982. The totalitarian regime seems interminable and imperishable. Antonín, a member of the secret police, uneasy, tyrannical, perhaps even psychopathic, is percolating with unvoiced anger and desperation. Bored with everything, he aims his demons at a seemingly clear but in fact unattainable target - a young woman named Klára. It is not love, not passion but a burning desire for the illusion of escape from the clutches of drabness and boredom. Antonín's absurd attempt to win Klára over pits him against not only the regime's traditional enemies but also his own people and the system itself. When he breaks the rules of the organization he serves, it is neither a civic gesture nor a political one. It is rebellion, purely personal and wholly savage.

Film Details

Also Known As
Handcuffs, Pouta
Genre
Crime
Drama
Film Noir
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2011
Production Company
Universal Production Partners (Upp)
Distribution Company
Bontonfilm

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 26m

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Released in United States 2011

Released in United States 2011 (World Cinema)