The Northerners

17 Jul 2024, 9:30 PM

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Where? At the DOX Summer Cinema on the DOX+ terrace

How much are tickets? CZK 200 | members of the DOX Club 20% discount

How can I buy a ticket? Tickets can be purchased online, during opening hours at the DOX box office (Poupětova 1) and on the day of the screening from 8 pm to 9.30 pm at the DOX+ box office (Poupětova 3).

What if it rains? In case of bad weather, the movie projection will be cancelled. If the movie hasn't started yet, we'll refund your money.

Full summer cinema programme here

Terrace DOX+
Poupětova 3 – DOX+ entrance 
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In collaboration with Edison Filmhub, we bring you a screening of The Northerners as part of the DOX Summer Cinema

The Northerners is a dark and surreal comedy that takes place in a run-down 1960's housing development. When his mother is drawn into sainthood and the resulting frustrations of his father become too difficult to manage, Thomas, a young boy, becomes obsessed with events on the broadcast news. He is encouraged in this escapism by Plagge, the postman who reads all the mail and knows all of the bizarre and intimate secrets of the eccentric inhabitants of the estate.

Film version:
Netherlands, 1992, 108 min
Language: NL
Directed by: Alex van Warmerdam
Genre: drama, comedy
Age rating: 15+
Film is shown in the original language with Czech and English subtitles.

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