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We Have Never Been Modern

Úsvit

2023 · 117 min · Crime

A pregnant woman married to a factory manager in a gleaming 1930s Czechoslovak company town sees her comfortable world crack open when the body of an intersex newborn is found nearby, and she resolves to uncover the truth. A period mystery drama.

Why it’s here

A Czech-led mystery rooted in a modernist factory town in 1930s Slovakia.

Runtime
117 min
Genre
Crime · Drama
Mood
tense · thoughtful · dark
Entry
easy entry
Best for
first visit

Content notes: violence or threat · sexual content Non-exhaustive

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