When Randle Patrick McMurphy gets transferred for evaluation from a prison farm to a mental institution, he assumes it will be a less restrictive environment. But the martinet Nurse Ratched runs the psychiatric ward with an iron fist, keeping her patients cowed through abuse, medication and sessions of electroconvulsive therapy. The battle of wills between the rebellious McMurphy and the inflexible Ratched soon affects all the ward’s patients.
1975, USA, 133 min, original version with Czech subtitles; director: Miloš Forman; cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Will Sampson, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd
A showcase of American independent cinema. Distinctive titles by well-known filmmakers, lectures, a critical writing workshop and quality food and drink.
Program of the American Indie Winter was created thanks to the cooperation with the American Center and the U.S. Embassy. All screenings are for free.
