The Joke

Original title: Žert

1969 ★ 6.5 77 min IMDb Czech Jaromil Jireš

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Overview

In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the wife of one of his accusers.

Comedy Drama