Czech Journal: Matrix AB

synopsis

A portrait of Andrej Babiš – on one hand drawn to Vít Klusák’s camera, on the other hand fleeing from it – changes in its paradoxical attempt to capture this elusive personality who lacks an anchor. The riddle that is Babiš is unwittingly revealed to the audience during the general election when “the politician against his own convictions” heads out among the voters with doughnuts to convince them of his good intentions and his will to perform good for the people. This observational documentary takes a look at the mechanics of Babiš’ power politics through details of handshakes, briefly swapped words, and stacked Kostelec sausages.

DETAIL:
“The main thing that was missing in the party was a program. Because in my opinion, a program can’t stand on just the word ‘just because’. And then I realized that my fellow party members are just a bunch of arrivistes, people lacking political ideals...”

biography

Vít Klusák is one of the leading creative personalities that emerged from the school of Karel Vachek. Together with his colleague Filip Remunda, he has made a number of successful documentaries and founded the production company Hypermarket Film. Jihlava screened his film Tabloid Workers (2014), which, like Matrix AB, is part of the Czech Journal documentary series.

more about film

director:	Vít Klusák
cast:	Andrej Babiš, Monika Babišová, Jean Reno, Radmila Kleslová
producer:	Petr Kubica
script:	Vít Klusák
photography:	Vít Klusák, Jakub Halousek, Adam Kruliš
editing:	Jana Vlčková
sound:	Michal Gábor, Adam Levý

contact

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