Two lecturers, one room, infinite ketchup drama — Cold War 2: Electric Boogaloo.
A black comedy set in Ústí nad Labem tells the story of the relationship between a Russian and an American lecturer at a local university. Both are forced to live together in a small room in a dormitory. Tension builds between them, fueled by their vastly different personalities and mutual antipathy. Disagreements arise from trivial arguments and disagreements, from adding ketchup to food to how to treat women. It's as if another Cold War has broken out on the battlefield of their cramped dorm room.
Writing
Escalates condiments into existential crisis.
Acting
Pitetsky's simmering Russian resentment is *chef's kiss*.
Director
Tony Laue
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ústí nad Labem (Aussig) was a Sudeten German city until 1945, making it a loaded setting for American-Russian conflict.
Director Tony Laue is primarily a sound designer; this is his only feature, which explains the film's aggressive use of silences and ambient dormitory noise.
CZ
