We Have Never Been Modern

Watch "We Have Never Been Modern" (Úsvit, 2023) online — a Czech-Slovak crime drama directed by Matěj Chlupáček, with Eliška Křenková as Helena: pregnant, married to a factory manager, and expecting the comfortable future that was promised her.

A newborn body — intersex — is found on factory grounds. Helena starts asking questions nobody wants answered, running into resistance and eventually into her own assumptions. "A better world is not for everyone," the tagline says. Chlupáček's film is sharp enough to mean it. Milan Ondrík and Luboš Veselý co-star. Stream "We Have Never Been Modern" on iFILM.