When the Stars Were Red

In 1950, Jozef watched the communists assume control over his native Hungary. He was too young to have an opinion about it, but he was mightily impressed all the same. Now it is 1968, and he is a young man. When the Russian tanks come rolling through his village on their way to suppress the stirrings of freedom in Prague, he does what he can to ensure that he's in good odor with those who will inevitably come out on top. This meandering political drama is apparently an exploration of opportunism, but reviewers gave it low marks for clarity of exposition.

• Dušan TrančíkWriter · Director
• Eugen GindlStory · Screenplay
• Claudie OssardProducer
• Čédomir KolarProducer
• Vladimír SmutnýDirector of Photography
• Václav KoubekOriginal Music Composer
• Maros CernákEditor

Release date

September 1, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

Slovak

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Drama