The Firemen's Ball

Brand new case. Disc in excellent condition.

Region 4 (NZ)

Milos Forman's controversial, first colour film was "banned forever" following the Russian invasion of Prague, and prompted Forman's flight to America. A provocative portrayal of bumbling Soviet-era firemen and satirical symbols of a crumbling Czech state, the film is an hilarious chronicle of well intentioned provincial firemen determined to celebrate the 86th birthday of their retired chief, and builds to a dizzying climax as reluctant beauty queens, lottery prize pilfers and drunk officials spoil the party at the annual Firemen's Ball.