The Joke
ComedyDrama
In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.
VIBE
A darkly humorous and deeply cynical look at idealism curdled into bitter revenge. It feels like watching a slow-motion train wreck fueled by ideological fervor and personal vendettas, set against a backdrop of shifting political sands.
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