Czech Dream

Jun 3, 2004

1h 30m

★ 7.2

Overview

Two students from the Czech Film Academy commission a leading advertising agency to organize a huge campaign for the opening of a new supermarket named Czech Dream. The supermarket however does not exist and is not meant to. The advertising campaign includes radio and television ads, posters, flyers with photos of fake Czech Dream products, a promotional song, an internet site, and ads in newspapers and magazines. Will people believe in it and show up for the grand opening?

Genres

Documentary

Crime

Production Companies

FAMU

Hypermarket Film

Cinemasound

Studio Mirage

Česká televize

Czech Dream Trailers

Cast

Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer

Jaromír Kalina

Vít Klusák

Martin Přikryl

Filip Remunda

Eva Williams

Alexander Hemala

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Czech Dream

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Czech Dream Trailers

Cast

Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer

Jaromír Kalina

Vít Klusák

Martin Přikryl

Filip Remunda

Eva Williams

Alexander Hemala

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