Czech Dream

Czech Dream

Czech Dream

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Czech Dream

2004

1h 30m

7.2(34 votes)

Documentary

Crime

Overview

Two students from the Czech Film Academy commission a leading advertising agency to organize a huge campaign for the opening of a new supermarket named Czech Dream. The supermarket however does not exist and is not meant to. The advertising campaign includes radio and television ads, posters, flyers with photos of fake Czech Dream products, a promotional song, an internet site, and ads in newspapers and magazines. Will people believe in it and show up for the grand opening?

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Hypermarket Film

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Cast & Crew

7 members

Sound

Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer

Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer

Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer

Camera

Jaromír Kalina

Jaromír Kalina

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Directing

Vít Klusák

Vít Klusák

Vít Klusák

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Martin Přikryl

Martin Přikryl

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Filip Remunda

Filip Remunda

Filip Remunda

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Eva Williams

Eva Williams

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Alexander Hemala

Alexander Hemala

Alexander Hemala

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