World War II: the two Jews Kapa and Pepe have been sentenced to death. But while one moment the prisoners are waiting to be executed, the next moment their identity changes – along with the historical setting. Jancsó sends his protagonists travelling through various time zones and confronts them with a diverse range of moral questions. A largely improvised episodic film with a comic subtext. And at the same time a political allegory and a reflection on a century defined by war.
KELIJ FEL, KOMÁM, NE ALUDJÁL! / WACH AUF KUMPEL, SCHLAF NICHT!
HUN 2002 / 85 min
Director: Miklós Jancsó
Screenplay: Miklós Jancsó,Gyula Hernádi,Ferenc Grunwalsky
Cinematographer: Ferenc Grunwalsky
Editor: Zsuzsa Csákány
Music: Burzsoá Nyugdíjasok,András Lovasi
Cast: Miklós Jancsó,Gyula Hernádi,Ildikó Tóth
Producer: András Ozorai
Production Company: Neuropa Film - Hungary
World War II: the two Jews Kapa and Pepe have been sentenced to death. But while one moment the prisoners are waiting to be executed, the next moment their identity changes – along with the historical setting. Jancsó sends his protagonists travelling through various time zones and confronts them with a diverse range of moral questions. A largely improvised episodic film with a comic subtext. And at the same time a political allegory and a reflection on a century defined by war.
Screenplay: Miklós Jancsó,Gyula Hernádi,Ferenc Grunwalsky
