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The Ear

1970 · 96 min Thriller Drama Mystery
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Upon returning home from an official party, a Czech government official and his wife discover it bugged and surveilled by mysterious figures, driving them to paranoia and intensifying their discontents with one another.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Ucho
Year 1970
Country Czechoslovakia
Genre Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Director Karel Kachyňa
Runtime 96 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (68 votes)

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The film constructs a masterclass in claustrophobic tension, relying on the mundane sounds of a home to build an architecture of dread. It explores how institutional paranoia seeps into the most intimate relationships, turning trust into a liability.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound unease about the fragility of private life under a watchful state. A thriller that chills with implication rather than action. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Karel Kachyňa

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