All My Compatriots (1969)

Original title

Všichni dobří rodáci

Directed by

Vojtěch Jasný

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a group of friends from a small Czech village over several decades, showing how their lives change under shifting political systems. It is based on real people from the director's hometown.

lyricalnostalgicbittersweetreflectivegradualearthypoignant

What happens

All My Good Countrymen, also translated as All My Compatriots, (Czech: Všichni dobří rodáci), is a 1968 Czechoslovak film directed by Vojtěch Jasný. Considered the "most Czech" of his contemporary filmmakers, Jasný's style was primarily lyricist. It took nearly 10 years to complete the script and is his most renowned work. The movie was based on real people from Jasný's hometown Kelč. The film was banned and the director went into exile rather than recant. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival where Jasný won the award for Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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