- 2005
- R
- Sony Pictures Classics
- 1 h 48 m
SummaryIn the dead of the night, near the Czech-Slovak border, two smugglers discover their truckload of illegal Indian immigrants have left a baby behind. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Directed By:Jan Hrebejk
Written By:Petr Jarchovský, Jan Hrebejk
Up and Down
Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
User score
Mixed or Average
5.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
89% Positive
24 Reviews
24 Reviews
11% Mixed
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100
Foreign films can be as enchanting as ever, and perspective-expanding too. The latest proof is Up and Down, a wonderfully funny, giddily intricate Czech comedy.
90
This fluidly paced film, with its keen observation of the confused longing for love, family and stability in an inherently unstable world, nonetheless keeps faith with the Czech genius for holding the tonal line between tragedy and the absurd.
80
Provocative and entertaining.
80
A vibrant, immediate treatise on love and cultural identity in a complex new world of fluid borders and deep suspicions in the stunning new Czech drama Up and Down.
75
Not an ordinary film.
67
Has the look and feel of Euro-Altman (vastly superior to Euro-Disney, mind you).
50
The screenplay is chock-full of political and social observation tarnished by uneven acting and editing. The clumsy humor doesn't translate well.
User Reviews
User score
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5.8
60% Positive
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Production Company:
- Ceská Televize
- Falcon
- Total HelpArt T.H.A.
Release Date:Feb 25, 2005
Duration:1 h 48 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Komedie, která vás rozpláce, drama, které vás rozesmeje. (A comedy that will make you cry, a drama that will make you laugh.)
Awards
Czech Lions
• 5 Wins & 14 Nominations
Pilsen Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
