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An auteur film by Matouš Vaďura, inspired by the work of Egon Hostovský, depicts the escape of the protagonist from the headquarters of a totalitarian state, where he is constantly consumed by fear and paranoia of arrest, a threat he faces as a writer. Hardened by the pervasive arbitrariness of the regime, he flees from his beloved, with whom he is unable to experience a fulfilling relationship due to his self-imposed isolation and fear. He embarks on a restorative journey during which he begins to realize the harrowing shortsightedness of his decision. This experimental road movie is filmed using a “spontaneous method” on a “diary-like” Super 8mm camera, where capturing fleeting beauty in the moment is essential for the filmmaker.