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  • Bird Atlas (2021)
    Review preview for Bird Atlas

    There’s a dryness to this comedic drama which occasionally makes it drag, but Omerzu breaks with it to great effect in places, when he’s ready to present contrasting scenes of highly emotive, character-driven drama.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    An ageing proprietor of a technology company has dedicated his whole life to his work, so it comes as a big blow when he discovers that payments to suppliers have been held up for months. But what can he do when the firm’s accountant is nowhere to be seen?
  • Family Film (2015)
    Review preview for Family Film

    Omerzu's observational, unsentimental style and the cool, stripped back lensing from Lukas Milota means that increasingly outlandish unfortunate events unfold with an acidic humour rather than melodrama.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A family starts to disintegrate after the mother and father leave the children home alone.
  • Winter Flies (2018)
    Review preview for Winter Flies

    There's a refreshing lack of sentimentality in the way Omerzu captures his duo of protagonists.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Mischievously self-assured Mára and somewhat eccentric Heduš set out into the frozen wastes in search of adventure – by car, naturally. After all, Mára's turning 15 soon.

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