When the Stars Were Red
When the Stars Were Red
1991, Slovak. Directed by Dušan Trančík.
In 1950, Jozef watched the communists assume control over his native Hungary. He was too young to have an opinion about it, but he was mightily impressed all the same. Now it is 1968, and he is a young man. When the Russian tanks come rolling through his village on their way to suppress the stirrings of freedom in Prague, he does what he can to ensure that he's in good odor with those who will inevitably come out on top. This meandering political drama is apparently an exploration of opportunism, but reviewers gave it low marks for clarity of exposition.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Slovak
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- Released
- 1 September 1991
- Original title
- Keď hviezdy boli červené
- Country
- France, Czechoslovakia
- Written by
- Eugen Gindl, Dušan Trančík
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When the Stars Were Red runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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When the Stars Were Red isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 1991. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed When the Stars Were Red?
When the Stars Were Red (1991) was directed by Dušan Trančík.