Lost In Munich - Ztraceni V Mnichove [2015 - Cz... Official

The film's narrative is a clever "movie-within-a-movie" experiment:

By using the parrot as a "living relic," Zelenka explores how historical truth is often subjective and politically inclined. Critical Reception Lost in Munich - Ztraceni v Mnichove [2015 - Cz...

The parrot is brought to Prague, where it starts spouting Daladier's original anti-Czech insults, leading to its kidnapping by a desperate journalist and sparking a massive diplomatic crisis. The story begins with a 90-year-old African Grey

The film was highly acclaimed in its home country, winning Best Film of 2015 by Czech critics and being selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. Plot & Premise

The story begins with a 90-year-old African Grey parrot that once belonged to French Prime Minister Édouard Daladier, a key figure in the 1938 Munich Agreement.

Petr Zelenka's ( Ztraceni v Mnichově , 2015) is a brilliant, wickedly intelligent piece of "meta-cinema" that functions as both a satirical comedy and a deep dive into the Czech national psyche . Critics and audiences alike praise it for its unique two-part structure, shifting from an absurdist farce to a fake "behind-the-scenes" documentary. Plot & Premise