We Might As Well Be Dead

19 Jun 2024, 9:30 PM

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Where? At the DOX Summer Cinema on the DOX+ terrace

How much are tickets? CZK 200 | members of the DOX Club 20% discount

How can I buy a ticket? Tickets can be purchased online, during opening hours at the DOX box office (Poupětova 1) and on the day of the screening from 8 pm to 9.30 pm at the DOX+ box office (Poupětova 3).

What if it rains? In case of bad weather, the movie projection will be cancelled. If the movie hasn't started yet, we'll refund your money.

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Terrace DOX+
Poupětova 3 – DOX+ entrance
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In collaboration with Edison Filmhub, we bring you a screening of We Might As Well Be Dead as part of the DOX Summer Cinema

It may only be a tower block on the edge of a forest, but you can tell by the look on the faces of the people hoping to join the building’s community that this must be one of the last bastions of civilisation in a world that has fallen apart. To live here, shielded from a dangerous environment, is the goal. But when the caretaker’s dog disappears, an irrational fear spreads among the residents. Security officer Anna makes an appeal for reason and begins to search for the animal. Meanwhile, her daughter Iris locks herself in the bathroom. She is convinced that, with her “evil eye”, she herself is responsible for the dog’s disappearance. When a newly formed vigilante group demands stricter security measures and a renewed suitability test for the entire community, Anna begins to fear for her right to stay. In Natalia Sinelnikova’s feature film debut, the microcosm of the high-rise provides the setting for a timeless dystopian experiment. At the film’s centre is the power of fear – a self-replicating system that can shatter social cohesion, and has long dictated current social and political discourses.

Film version:
Germany, Romania, 2022, 94 min
Language: GER, PL
Directed by: Natalia Sinelnikova
Genre: drama, fantasy, comedy
Age rating: 15+
Film is shown in the original language with Czech and English subtitles.

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