The Ear

The Ear
  • Release date: 18 Oct 1990
  • Release year: 1970
  • Runtime: 94 minutes
  • Country: Czechoslovakia
  • Keywords: czech new wave, sleeplessness, power failure, controversy, 1950s, arrest, suburb, drink, drinking, door key
Plot:
Ludvik, a ministry official, arrives back home with his wife after spending the evening at a government function where he finds out that several of his colleagues have been 'relieved' of their responsibilities. Once he is inside he discovers that his house is bugged and that 'The Ear' of the government has been listening to him. When the electricity goes in his house and he sees a group of shady men waiting outside his house, he fears that he is the next one to go..
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