Walking Too Fast (2010)
- Original title
- Pouta
- Directed by
- Radim Špaček
- Genre
- drama film, thriller film, neo-noir
- Country
- Slovakia, Czech Republic
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 1980s communist Czechoslovakia, a secret police agent becomes entangled with the dissident movement. His pursuit of his goals turns dangerous and self-destructive for everyone around him.
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What happens
Walking Too Fast (Czech: Pouta, literally handcuffs or bonds) is a Czech thriller and drama film directed by Radim Špaček. Released in 2010, it is a psychological story about relations between the secret police (StB) and the dissident movement, set in communist Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. The film was compared to the German film The Lives of Others. Walking Too Fast is described as a dark thriller with an unpredictable protagonist who becomes dangerous to all people around including himself. His way to reach the goal is self-destructive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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