Is The Smoke violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Smoke end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Smoke easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Smoke

Name: The Smoke
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1991
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Jan Slovák, Lucie Zedníčková, Jaroslav Dušek, Monika Šeligová, Jan Fuchs

A musical film of the totalitarian era

Directed by Tomáš Vorel

Produced by Filmové studio Barrandov

199189 min6.6 / 10

A satirical musical comedy that uses absurdist humor and song to critique the dysfunction and futility of late-stage communist bureaucracy.

The film is based on a legendary school film of Tomáš Vorel, called INg (1985). The storyline stays the same - a young engineer finds a new job and wants to work, this proves to be impossible in the last days of the communist era.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Drama Comedy And Satire Musical Theatre & Opera

Genres

Comedy Music

Keywords

Musical Satire

Questions people ask

Is The Smoke violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Smoke sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Smoke end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Smoke scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Smoke easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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