In The Shadows

MUST SEE: David Ondricek's In The Shadows (Czech, 2012) - Inspired by the darkest days of Cold War Prague when the Soviets were tightening their grip on Czechoslovakia, this suspenseful crime drama follows an honest cop whose jewelry heist investigation is taken over by State Security. Starring veteran actor Ivan Trojan (“Želary”), crime and mystery force a detective to risk his life in search of the truth. What he finds in Stalinist Czechoslovakia, however, seems to only create more questions than it solves. “In the Shadows” was submitted to the Academy Awards as the Czech entry for Best Foreign Language Film in 2013. 2013OE, 2013PALM. RATING: 8.