Caught in the Net

The Czech event of the year, which should probably be seen by everyone, although only parents and grandparents will be shocked by it. Caught In the Net is a documentary with a good idea presented in a form that doesn't bore, so even people who don't watch documentaries should give it chance. It focuses on three young girls with childlike features that make them look 12 years old as they explore the darkness of social networking sites full of sexual predators. But it is Tereza Těžka who gets most of the attention, giving the most believable performance of all (the final 20 minutes are very gripping and emotional). I wonder if Caught In the Net will be shown compulsorily at schools one day. Story****, Action>No, Humor***, Violence>No, Entertainment****, Music**, Visual**, Atmosphere****, Suspense***. 8/10. (2020-10-25)

Well, the fact that the Internet is full of predators and it should be clear to all parents that their spawn should be careful in these waters. Those who don’t get it had better not have children, as they’d clearly be useless in protecting them against external threat. But I felt much worse when I put myself in the shoes of a typical predator. Can't a guy show his dong to a hot twelve-year-old without having to worry about it being a nasty scam, with an entire film crew watching, and the girl actually being at least twenty years old? Ew, I'd feel like a gerontophile! But, on a more serious note; I don't mind when a film is disgusting, I’m not in the habit of avoiding porn (what a nice euphemism I came up with) but watching this didn’t make me feel easy at all. It was intense and hats off to all three "twelve-year-olds" for how they managed to bear it and the creator for a really worthwhile idea. A powerful experience and a clear five stars, I'm just not sure if some parents will realize that the fault is not only with those mental cripples... (2020-11-30)

As a standalone film, it wouldn't be as good or as powerful as the whole combo of a film for adults and juveniles, and a book and awareness. I am thankful for the clarity, playfulness and ugliness. This is exactly what was needed and I sincerely hope that a miracle will happen in some families. It is already clear that this is Klusák's second biggest notch after Czech Dream. (2020-06-09)

No matter what anyone says, this is a documentary that really makes sense. According to public feedback, it seems to be opening people's eyes. The most shocking thing to me is to find out how many perverts and sexual predators are around underage girls on social media. Unfortunately, the internet age is already choosing its victims and society should be careful not to make them too big. (85%) (2021-05-31)

A horror documentary. It’s horror not because such “predators” exist, but because of HOW MANY of them exist. What’s the response to that? Track down and lock up thousands or even tens of thousands of men, who are often probably fathers and the breadwinners of their families? That probably won’t work. But perhaps the hype that has grown up around this film will put the brakes on their outrages, at least for a couple of years. Klusák and Chalupová handled it superbly. I appreciate the ideas such as the clarification of the “nice face” to the strains of pleasant music and the last scene, which takes the escalating tension of the whole film to an emotional level, until the viewer’s hands tremble together with those of the filmmakers in front of the camera. (2020-07-29)