Payment in Kind

1980·Movie
1h 25min
57
DecentGoodWatch score

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Low-key.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension5
  • Fast Pace3
  • Adrenaline2

Heart

Moving

  • Pathos7
  • Melancholy6
  • Catharsis6

Humor

Some satire

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Satire & Parody5
  • Wit & Wordplay4
  • Dark Humor4

World

History and society

  • World Immersion6
  • Dialogue Centrality6
  • Rewatchability5

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Acting7
  • Character Depth7
  • Direction6

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing5
  • Music Composition5

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About

In an unusual, apolitical approach, director Jaromil Jires has fashioned a standard drama that features an older lawyer with failing health who goes to practice in the countryside. His series of odd court cases reveals more about the human condition than about law. In one of these litigations a wayward nephew has cheated his elderly aunt out of her savings. In court, the nephew insists the money was a gift, but his aunt explains she only gave him the money as a loan. Although the lawyer technically wins the case, everything of value seems lost in the meantime. His services are paid for in rabbits because the aunt has no currency, and in the end, the nephew cons his aunt into parting with her savings anyway. Other cases expose similar types of petty corruption.
Czech CinemaLegal DramaSocial CommentaryCharacter-DrivenMelancholyRural SettingMoral AmbiguityPetty CorruptionHuman Condition

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Is Payment in Kind worth watching?

57
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 57/100 (IMDb 6.1). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

How long is Payment in Kind?

1 h 25 min

Payment in Kind runs 1 h 25 min.

What language is Payment in Kind in?

Czech

It was made in Czech. Produced in XC.

In how many countries can I watch Payment in Kind?

2CZSK

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