I, Olga Hepnarová

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I, Olga Hepnarová

Released Mar 24, 2017

1h 45m

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The story of Olga Hepnarová (Michalina Olszańska), from her troubled childhood to her murder trial for deliberately driving a truck into a crowd of people in Prague on July 10, 1973, killing eight of them.

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Critics Consensus

As stark and riveting as its cinematography, I, Olga Hepnarová takes a sober, haunting look at the life leading up to a woman's horrific real-life crime.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

In a role that would be destroyed by even a whiff of melodrama, I, Olga Hepnarová offers one of the year's strongest performances by a woman on-screen. A film as timely as it is tragic and terrifying.

Aug 25, 2018

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Jonathan Romney

Film Comment Magazine

Compositions often emphasize a dehumanizing effect: when Olga is executed, we first see a crowd of observers who step aside one by one until they reveal her dead body hanging there, in the most matter-of-fact way.

Mar 8, 2018

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Godfrey Cheshire

RogerEbert.com

We're left feeling that Olga herself might find the film expertly mounted but still missing a more visceral, pissed-off tone.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 24, 2017

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Erin Blackwell

Bay Area Reporter

We are held at arm's length, in a literal-minded rendering of alienation that remains tentative and cautious where its anti-heroine was over-the-top monstrous.

Jun 8, 2020

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

This is not a film that is a feel good one; on the contrary, it's depressing, sad, and beautiful.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 19, 2020

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

While Kazda and Weinreb convey a sound psychological portrait of a distressed mind, this downtrodden character study, despite a fine lead performance, often feels slave to its own misery.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 8, 2019

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You can feel sadness, loneliness and depth..

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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A masterpiece. It isn't much friendly towards the audience, but once you accept it and start thinking about what you are watching, you'll enjoy a breathtaking view into a life and motivations of a sadist murderer... or is that it really?

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02/14/23

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6.4/10 ~November 11, 2017~

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Nobody heard her silent scream for help, till raged with revenge! Nowadays, the tactic the terrorists using is to ram a truck into the crowds. Since the automobile revolution, such incidents have been called accidents. But there were some intentional incidents and this is was one of those. If I'm not wrong, this could be the first such event that recorded as early as in the 1973. Olga Hepnarova in her 20s has not had a pleasant life so far. Victim of bullying, family trouble, she left alone to be a loner most of her life. Her sexual life was another obstacle to get along with the society, but she had a decent paying job. And then suddenly, unexpectedly, she unleashes her inner devil. Like I said, what this film based on was simply another crime. But what's happening right now made it to get into the spotlight. Otherwise, I don't think they would have made this film. Yes for nationally, but Internationally, there would have been less interested in it. Now this story is definitely an international level. Everyone would know about Olga. The actress who played that role was good too. The film was black and white. Gives a perfect 70s look. Though a little boring film. The screenplay was not engaging enough. There were too many plain scenes like what we see the art films. They should have highlighted more on the bully and other Olga's struggling life, I mean physically. What I saw was leaning towards the side of the story result. The film is not for everyone, particularly being dull presentation makes people turn it down. Otherwise, it's not bad to ignore. 5/10

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

The story of Olga Hepnarová (Michalina Olszańska), from her troubled childhood to her murder trial for deliberately driving a truck into a crowd of people in Prague on July 10, 1973, killing eight of them.

Director: Tomás Weinreb, Petr Kazda
Producer: Tomás Weinreb, Petr Kazda, Vojtech Fric
Screenwriter: Tomás Weinreb, Petr Kazda
Distributor: Outsider Pictures, Strand Releasing
Production Co: Black Balance
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: Czech
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 24, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2017
Runtime: 1h 45m

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