We Have Never Been Modern (film)

We Have Never Been Modern
Directed byMatěj Chlupáček
Written byMiro Šifra
Produced byMatěj Chlupáček
StarringEliška Křenková
CinematographyMartin Douba
Edited byPavel Hrdlička
Music bySimon Goff
Distributed byBontonfilm
Release dates
  • 1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) (Karlovy Vary)
  • 5 October 2023 (2023-10-05) (Czech Republic)
Running time
117 minutes
CountriesCzech Republic
Slovakia
LanguageCzech
Budget90 million CZK[1]
Box office7,783,801 CZK[2]

We Have Never Been Modern (Czech: Úsvit literally Dawn) is a 2023 Czech and Slovak crime drama film directed by Matěj Chlupáček and written Miro Šifra. We Have Never Been Modern is Chlupaček's second feature film, defined by him as "a detective story with a female protagonist who is not a police officer or an investigator, but while everyone else draws conclusions according to what suits them, she is the only one who wants to find out the truth". The film title quotes the eponymous book by French philosopher Bruno Latour.[3]

  1. ^ Hermanová, Milena (25 May 2023). "První záběry z dobového filmu Úsvit. Rozpočet se vyšplhal na 90 milionů korun". Aplausin.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Úsvit - Tržby a návštěvnost". KINOMANIAK (in Czech). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ Lodge, Guy (2023-07-04). "'We Have Never Been Modern' Review: Intersex Awareness Brings Unexpected Urgency to a Handsome Czech Period Drama". Variety. Retrieved 2023-10-22.