Bumerang (1997): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1997, Bumerang is a drama film directed by Hynek Bočan, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. The story, written by former George Stransky former political prisoners and today's chairman Pen Club is situated to 50 years and uranium camp of political prisoners in Pribram, where after the fall of the Stalinist cult comes at the end of 1958 as a prisoner of the former Chief of Main Administration of correctional facilities Colonel Good. Former chief topic of coexistence, "a guard" and political prisoners in the Bolshevik camp served timeless makers to reflect on the possibility (or impossibility) of forgiveness and a sense of justice. The film, unfortunately, below expectations - mainly because of its rarity and lack syžetovou arching dramatic arc of the story, including natural gradation. Nice camera and vice versa are cast, formed literally myriad of top Czech actors. A representative of one of the main roles - Jiri Schmitzer in 1997 was awarded the Czech Lion.

Who’s in it. Bumerang stars Jiří Schmitzer as Jaroslav Svoboda, Vladimír Dlouhý as Lubos Príhoda, Otakar Brousek as Strelák and Karel Heřmánek as Miloslav Dobrý, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, Bumerang sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bumerang page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bumerang tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.