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Africa

2002 1 hour 36 minutes
73/100

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The fourteenth Cimrman play takes us to the heart of a continent almost untouched by civilization. Czech travelers encounter a strange tribe of cannibals and almost end up on their menu. The members of this tribe are unusual in two ways: their appearance and their extraordinary docility. These characteristics enabled Cimrman to solve linguistic and staging problems with an elegance that other world playwrights can only envy. If, say, G. B. Shaw had tackled such a theme, the audience would have spent 5 to 7 hours in the auditorium. Cimrman managed to do it in just one hour (not counting the introductory scientific seminar). For the first time in the history of the Jára Cimrman Theater, a live animal appears on stage.

Released

5th October 2002

23 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 36 minutes

Finishes at 12:21am

Ratings and awards

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    7/10

  • TMDb Logo

    80%

  • Trakt Logo

    70%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    73%

Directed by

Ladislav Smoljak

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Written by

Zdeněk Svěrák, Ladislav Smoljak

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