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The Firemen's Ball
Movie

The Firemen's Ball(1967)

7.4
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NR
73Minutes

In a small town in Czechoslovakia, the local firemen organize their traditional annual ball. However, a series of absurd events and comedic misunderstandings turn the evening into a chaotic mess, reflecting the incompetence and corruption of the communist-era bureaucracy. The ball becomes a satirical allegory of the absurdity of the political system, with hilarious consequences.

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The Door
Movie

The Door(2012)

6.4
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97Minutes

In communist-era Budapest, a struggling writer hires a mysterious maid who brings eccentricity and secretiveness into the writer's private life. As their bond grows, they uncover each other's traumatic pasts, including their experiences during World War Two and the Holocaust.

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Sanda
Movie

Sanda(1990)

6.9
86Minutes

Sanda spends all her time working in a plastic factory, raising her two small children and catering to an indifferent husband, leaving little room for herself. A chance encounter with another man may offer her an escape from her daily chores.

An Ordinary Country
Movie

An Ordinary Country(2020)

5.5
53Minutes

The story of what daily life was like in Poland under communism: private conversations, cruel interrogations, recruitment attempts, recorded and filmed with hidden devices; of how the secret services spied on every activity of ordinary citizens: nothing escaped the brutal system of control developed by the Soviets in the name of freedom.

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Burn, Burn, Little Fire
Movie

Burn, Burn, Little Fire(1994)

7.1
240Minutes

A new teacher - Marina - arrives in a small Pomak village in the late 1960s. She is a woman trying to live and think independently. Marina finds herself in a world unknown to her, at once pure and immaculate, but with the signs of the deformation of natural life that is typical of the whole country. After meeting the Doctor, Bai Mnogoznai, Mariana, the mayor, the internationalist Yosko, she discovers that each resists authority in their own way. And when the government starts changing the non-Bulgarian names of the Pomak villagers, the heroine realizes she is in a prison - with high mountains, forests, rivers - a prison of tragic beauty.

Our Honest Bread
Movie

Our Honest Bread(1964)

6.2
100Minutes

Makar has spent years overseeing work at a collective farm. After he is asked to retire, it is time for Makar's son to take the reins. Yet the farm workers' hopes are soon dashed, and it is up to Makar to right the ship.

The Horseman
Movie

The Horseman(1964)

71Minutes

After serving his military duty, Simo returns to his hometown. All day he rides his favourite horse Vihar and looks after the horses in the farm. Banov, the chairman of the cooperative farm, doesn't like Simo and wants to get rid of the horses, but Simo will not let this happen.

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communist era

Explore a collection of movies and TV shows set during the "Communist era". Immerse yourself in the captivating stories and rich historical context as you journey through this influential period.

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