Working Class Goes to Hell is a 2023 Serbian dark comedy horror film in which workers from a factory that has closed reach out to the supernatural in a struggle for personal dignity.
Written and directed by Mladen Djordjevic (Life and Death of a P**** Gang).
The Adriatic Western-Corona Film-Sense Production features Tamara Krcunovic, Leon Lucev, Ivan Djordjevic, Mirsad Tuka, Szilvia Krizsan, Lidija Kordic and Momo Picuric.
Plot:
“Five years after a factory fire claimed the lives of several workers and, with them, the primary livelihood of a rural Balkan town, the plant’s union is met with a debilitating blow in their fight for reparations. Long suspected of causing the fire in order to privatize their property, the owners have succeeded in evading legal consequences and the workers are cast as ungrateful nuisances, obstinate in the face of capitalistic progress.
Stoic labour leader Ceca (Tamara Krcunovic) refuses to give up hope, but her position grows tenuous when the collective begins to develop a fascination with the pagan practices of its newest member, Mija (Leon Lucev). After Mija leads the union in a ritual that belies a satanic undertone, very strange occurrences begin to be reported around town, including the enigmatic manifestation of a decrepit man, seen stalking the most corrupt citizens.” TIFF
Reviews:
“Đorđević infuses his film with a sense of oppression, dread, some dark comedy and plenty of satire, and the possibility of liberation from poverty and closure regarding injustices at a horrifying cost. The cast is fantastic, and Dusan Grubin’s cinematography perfectly captures the bleak proceedings. Working Class Goes to Hell is strongly recommended for fear-fare aficionados of occult goings-on and for those who enjoy social satire.” ★★★★ The Scariest Things
” …Working Class Goes to Hell proves to be much more than the sum of its parts. It is a master class in escalation. It inevitably pulls together disparate ideas, tangents, and muck-raking asides into a cohesive, satirically-biting, whole. And it does so without ever losing sight of the needs and fears and wants of his characters. And somehow it is entertaining and populous and arty and a bit trashy.” Screen Anarchy
Release:
Working Class Goes to Hell premiered at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) in the Midnight Madness section on September 14, 2023.
Original title:
Radnicka klasa ide u pakao
Trailer [1080p HD]:
Technical specs:
2 hours 7 minutes
