Movies and TvShows featuring "czechoslovakia-under-communism" theme.

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.

Set in the 1950s in Czechoslovakia under communism, Larks on a String follows the lives of various individuals working in a scrapyard. The film explores themes of suppression, working-class struggles, and moral reformation. It is a dark-comedy that satirizes the social and political conditions of the time.

The story takes place in a reform-camp for the prostitutes of Bratislava. Soon after the political changes in February 1948 a deputy of the Ministry of the Interior decides to clean the city from its subverting elements. After a police raid all the prostitutes are transported to work-camps where they are supposed to be converted to loyal citizens.