Czech Republic,
2016, 96 min
Directed by:
Jakub WagnerCinematography:
Viktor SmutnýComposer:
Ondřej Sifon AnděraPlots(1)
Karel Köcher is supposedly the most important communist agent to infiltrate the CIA. There are few reliable sources as to his activities, and so the filmmakers aim their camera primarily at the main protagonist. The result is an unconventional portrait that tells us more about a man living a double life than about any sensationalized spy activities. The mystery surrounding his actions also envelopes Köcher the individual: it is difficult to figure out what is going through the mind of someone so perfectly in control and capable of beating a lie detector. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)
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