Naked Nation
Director Filip Remunda
Countries Czech Republic
Duration 52 min
Synopsis
„The reason why Czech turists climb Biokovo Mountains in flip-flops or face inevitable death when sailing the open sea on pedal boats isn’t because they are high on extasy. The true reason is that unlike Croatians, Czechs still live the adventurous spirit of animated films, which we all grew up on. Even as adults Czechs still keep the unflagging optimism of animated film characters like Pat and Mat and enjoy life the same as Bolek and Lolek. Simply they have never grown up and I envy them for that.” These words were written by a Croatian journalist Boris Dežulović. His article “The unhappy soldier Svejk” was the central inspiration for Filip Remunda’s new film. Can the Croatians help us see things we ourselves ignore? Can we bring other things home from holidays besides a sun tan or a bottle of Prosek wine? What does it say about the Czechs, that nearly a million of us move to Croatia for the summer? Where we stay, how we spend our day, how we dress, what we eat, what we do in the evenings? What does all that say about us? “Naked nation” is a tale of love and hate, a satire about the interpretation of national stereotypes and an exploration on the social role of the sea.
„The reason why Czech turists climb Biokovo Mountains in flip-flops or face inevitable death when sailing the open sea on pedal boats isn’t because they are high on extasy. The true reason is that unlike Croatians, Czechs still live the adventurous spirit of animated films, which we all grew up on. Even as adults Czechs still keep the unflagging optimism of animated film characters like Pat and Mat and enjoy life the same as Bolek and Lolek. Simply they have never grown up and I envy them for that.” These words were written by a Croatian journalist Boris Dežulović. His article “The unhappy soldier Svejk” was the central inspiration for Filip Remunda’s new film. Can the Croatians help us see things we ourselves ignore? Can we bring other things home from holidays besides a sun tan or a bottle of Prosek wine? What does it say about the Czechs, that nearly a million of us move to Croatia for the summer? Where we stay, how we spend our day, how we dress, what we eat, what we do in the evenings? What does all that say about us? “Naked nation” is a tale of love and hate, a satire about the interpretation of national stereotypes and an exploration on the social role of the sea.