
Kam zmizel kurýr
1981

Representation Score
Minimal
1987
Director
Petr Šícha, Jan Prokop, Václav Křístek
Runtime
101 minutes
Average Rating
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This anthology film serves primarily as a genre-specific exercise in speculative fiction. It prioritizes the mechanics of mystery and science fiction over social commentary or identity-based narratives. The low diversity scores reflect the film's historical and regional specificity. As a 1987 Czechoslovakian production, it adheres to the homogeneous demographics and traditional genre clichés of its era. Ultimately, the work focuses on spatial and temporal anomalies rather than the complexity and disruption of social hierarchies.
Category Breakdown
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or narratives. The plot focuses solely on the speculative mechanics of space-time shifts.
The narrative emphasizes male-driven scientific or investigative inquiry, which is common in 1980s Eastern Bloc cinema. There is little evidence of women playing significant roles in these speculative scenarios.
The production reflects the homogeneous social landscape of 1987 Czechoslovakia. The casting and setting are localized to Central European demographics without any non-white representation.
The film explores themes of systemic instability through science fiction. It functions as a standard genre exploration rather than a deliberate critique of traditional institutions.
There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The story does not address disability representation.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
The idea of mystery unites the three debut stories - the original Bermuda Triangle with its mysterious phenomena has begun to shift and can be traced anywhere in the world, including Czech and Slovak territory. Here, too, unexplained shifts in space and time occur. This idea is supported by the aforementioned short stories, but the inventiveness of the subject matter and staging is very heavy-handed, and the film passed through the cinemas without much interest.

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