23.LFF
Opatija
26.-30.08.2025.

Film

When the war comes

LFF17, In competition

LFF LAUREAT

  • najbolji film
  • najbolja montaža

ABOUT THE MOVIE

In Slovakia a paramilitary group is recruiting hundreds of teenage members with the silent approval of the authorities. The group’s goal is simple - to create a model totalitarian community based on isolation and fear.

Jan Gebert

Jan Gebert (1981, Prague) graduated with a degree in history from Charles University in Prague. He also studied in Spain, the US and Mexico. He works as a journalist and a filmmaker. His mid-length documentary film Stone Games (2012) won a Special Jury Prize at the International Film Festival in Jihlava.

Title: When the war comes
Year of production: 2018
Duration: 76
Director: Jan Gebert
Screenplay: Jan Gebert
Photography: Lukáš Milota
Sound design: Dominik Dolejší
Production company: Pink, HBO Europe, HULAHOP
Coproduction: U slučaju rata