Up and Down
“A comedy that makes you cry. A drama that makes you laugh.”
ComedyDrama
Milan and Goran are two criminals who smuggle illegal immigrants. One night after they complete a smuggle, they discover that one of the immigrants has left a baby behind. Milan and Goran decide to sell the baby to Lubos and Eman, who are responsible for running an illegal baby adoption center. Lubos and Eman make attempts to sell the baby to Miluska and Frantisek, a barren couple.
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This film feels like a grimly funny, unsettling look at desperation and moral compromise. It’s a stark, unsentimental journey through the underbelly of society, where characters navigate a bleak landscape with a detached, almost absurd, sense of purpose.
darkly comediccynicalabsurdistbleaksteadygritty realismEuropean arthousesocial commentarymoralitydesperationhuman traffickingunintended consequences
