Jazz War

synopsis

The pun in the Czech title of the film may be a metaphor for the relationship that Klusák's biological father, Emil Viklický, has with his son. Without the possibility of filming with him directly, the filmmaker seeks other ways to create a portrait of an individual who is crucial to him. This is perhaps the first ever reconstruction of a father figure in absentia.

“Klusák is exploring different ways to find out as much as he can about his father. A money order written in Viklický's hand undergoes graphological analysis, trash reveals his eating habits…”

Source: 25fps.cz

biography

Vít Klusák (1980) is a Czech director and producer. He attracted public and critical attention with his feature debut Czech Dream (2004), which he made with his regular collaborator Filip Remunda. For his documentary film Caught in the Net (2020), which he co-directed with Barbora Chalupová, he received the Czech Lion and the Czech Film Critics Award.

more about film

director:	Vít Klusák
producer:	Helena Machová
photography:	Jakub Halousek