State of Emergency

This conversational comedy drama is a parable about the entrance of misinformation and lies into the public space and our everyday lives. It reminds us how easily people can be manipulated and how important it is to verify the information that rains down on us from literally everywhere. Ironically, when the hero of the film does this, he inexorably spins the wheel of his story. Karel Beran, a radio correspondent in the Middle East, arrives in Prague on the basis of an anonymous tip. The next day he wants to fly back. But a revolution breaks out in Kambur, which the correspondent has unprofessionally abandoned. Being given reporter's duties forces the seasoned professional into hoax reporting, simulating the turmoil of the Arab revolution on the kitchen appliances in his apartment.