1989 in the Sudetenland near the Czech-Polish border. Alois Nebel is a solitary train dispatcher who becomes haunted by the region’s violent history whenever the fog crawls into the mountainous area.
Director Tomáš Luňák’s dark and atmospheric film, adapted from a comic book trilogy by Jaroslav Rudiš and Jaromír 99, uses rotoscope animation to transpose the striking visuals of the original to the screen. A reduced palate of black, white and grey, a distinctly noirish flair and an eerie score all contribute to pulling us into the strory’s mysterious maze of past and present events.
Followed by a talk by filmmaker Tomáš Luňák.
Czech Republic/Slovak Republic/Germany 2011 Dir Tomáš Luňák 84 min