IDFA 2017
The Russian Job
Petr Horký
Czech Republic
2017
63 min
World Premiere
Avtovaz Car, the manufacturer of Lada and other brands, is one of the biggest state companies in Russia, not to mention one of the biggest car manufacturing plants in the world. The firm is a great microcosm for contemporary Russian society, and this is exactly how we get to know it in this witty satire, which has Bo Andersson, the new Swedish manager, in the leading role. Everything in and around the factory is reminiscent of the long-gone glory days of communism: the unfathomably large complex with its countless buildings; the tens of thousands of employees, many of whom have very vague job descriptions; the ice bath club; the unused riverboat and the vulgar display of riches in the boss’s house. The big question is whether Andersson can overcome this culture of corruption. Will this ambitious outsider, with all his experience in 18 Russian cities, be able to tame Avtovaz? At least he has a sharp understanding of the paradox facing this country: "Sometimes we say that in Russia people would like to have a revolution, but nothing should change."
Credits
Director
Production
Executive producer
Cinematography
Milan Bureš
Milan Bureš
Editing
Filip Veselý
Filip Veselý
Sound
Jan Hála
Jan Hála
Sound Design
Jan Hála
Jan Hála
Music
Jan Hála
Jan Hála
Screening copy
Krutart
Krutart
World Sales
Rise and Shine World Sales
Rise and Shine World Sales
Involved TV Channel
SVT,
Al Jazeera Balkans,
Czech Television
SVT,
Al Jazeera Balkans,
Czech Television