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The Ear (1990)

The Ear poster
Original title
Ucho
Directed by
Karel Kachyňa
Genre
drama film, thriller film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 70 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple returns home from a party to find their house may be bugged. Their fears and suspicions grow as they argue about their past and the political situation in Czechoslovakia.

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What happens

The Ear (Czech: Ucho) is a Czech language film by Karel Kachyňa, completed in 1969. This film was banned by the nation's ruling Communist party (who were supported by the occupying Soviet forces). It wasn't released until 1990. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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