Bandits of the Ballad
2022, Czech. Directed by Vladimír Morávek.
“A burned-out group of Brno intellectuals decides to go to Kolochava in Ukraine to perform ‘A Ballad for a Bandit’ there.” With these words, the author's collective presents their film, in which they use primarily documentary imagery to compose a lyrical grotesque about an epochal trip, which might be their goal. But it doesn't have to be. The main tool of expression here is the film’s edit, which places various shots, statements, and meanings next to each other, often in a sort of productive conflict. Just like in a poem, the “poetic function” of art and its ability to serve as the primary tool for expressing beauty is manifested in full force before our very eyes.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Czech
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Bandits of the Ballad is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- Released
- 1 December 2022
- Original title
- Bandité pro Baladu
- Country
- Czech Republic, Slovakia
- Written by
- Vladimír Morávek
- Budget
- $600K
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Bandits of the Ballad runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Bandits of the Ballad is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Bandits of the Ballad?
If you liked Bandits of the Ballad, try Van Gogh: Painted with Words, Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet, All That Breathes.
Who directed Bandits of the Ballad?
Bandits of the Ballad (2022) was directed by Vladimír Morávek and stars Jan Zadražil, Tereza Marečková, Martin Huba.