The Banger
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The Banger

3.0 / 10 2020 1h 50mNR Czech
Comedy

Storyline

The fictional town of Šlukdorf. Here lives a car mechanic who calls himself Bourák. He loves rock and roll, dance, his own gelled hair and, despite being in his fifties, simply “refuses to grow up”. He forgets he has a wife. The only things he loves are Elvis, Cadillacs and anything connected with 1950s America. His daughter Kamila is fed up with life in the squalid town and with her irresponsible father. She is fed up with working in a casino with no windows, open round the clock; that her mother has caught the eye of the local gangster, who is clearly a dimwit; with her father behaving as if he has gone completely barmy. Kamila realizes she has to do something about it. She has to confront her parents with reality, as cruel as that may seem. A black comedy about everything that can happen because of a summer storm, a set of golf clubs, rock and roll, and one incredibly angry daughter.

Cast & Crew

Ivan Trojan

Ivan Trojan

Lead
Veronika Marková

Veronika Marková

Kristýna Boková

Kristýna Boková

Jiří Macháček

Jiří Macháček

Kateřina Winterová

Kateřina Winterová

Jiří Šimek

Jiří Šimek

Petra Nesvačilová

Petra Nesvačilová

Alena Pajtinková

Alena Pajtinková

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ondřej Trojan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Banger is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker