Obscurantist and His Lineage or The Pyramids' Tearful Valley

Synopsis

Karel Vachek’s latest documentary essay deals with the fine line between an internal belief in God and institutionalized religion. At the same time it brings up the need for a healthy sense of skepticism and the benefit of not believing in anything that advertises itself as certain. The filmmaker sets out for the USA, Japan, Great Britain, Poland, and the Balkans in his sometimes amusing investigation of spiritual substitutes, such as esoteric "teachings” or various fraudulent and magical practices, to which we sometimes fall prey due to our natural religious cravings. In addition to a Czech "prefab” family, who describe the carryings-on of their poltergeist, well-known mystery buffs appear in the film: Erich von Däniken, Raymond Moody Jr., and Ivan Mackerl.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Radim Procházka Róbert Kirchhoff Petr Morávek
	Production Manager	Mikuláš Novotný
Directing	Director	Karel Vachek
Writing	Writer	Karel Vachek
	Story	Karel Vachek
Camera	Director of Photography	Karel Slach
Editing	Editor	Renata Pařezová
Sound	Sound	Libor Sedláček
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