The pandemic documentary you didn't know you needed — intimate, strange, and uncomfortably human.
The coronavirus crisis in the Czech Republic from a completely different perspective than we know from the media. An unexpected, visually interesting, and original look at how the epidemic, quarantine, and state of emergency have changed us.
Direction
Zika finds beauty in the mundane horror of lockdown life.
Cinematography
Stunning compositions that make empty streets feel haunting.
Director
Adolf Zika
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the first wave, this became an instant historical document — Czech audiences reportedly experienced collective recognition trauma at festivals.
Zika deliberately avoided news footage, creating what critics called 'the first post-pandemic film about the pandemic' — made while it was still happening.
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