Czech Century
Directed by:
Robert SedláčekScreenplay:
Pavel KosatíkCinematography:
Michal KrejčíComposer:
Michal RatajCast:
Martin Finger, Ivan Trojan, Monika A. Fingerová, Richard Syms, Jiří Bábek, Michal Dlouhý, Aleš Procházka, Hartmut Krug, Marian Roden, Pavel Batěk, Jim High, Jared Doreck, Jiří Racek, Kateřina Pindejová (more)Plots(1)
The Second World War breaks out and President Beneš’s government-in-exile, together with the intelligence service headed by František Moravec, attempts to revitalise a down-trodden nation. But the positions held by key players regarding possible courses of action, and their consequences, differ considerably. Divergent interests, however, ultimately lead to a joint decision to carry out a mission which simply cannot be postponed. In this ambitious television series, author and screenwriter Pavel Kosatík teamed up with director Robert Sedláček to accept a challenge to present unknown or even deliberately ignored perspectives on key events in Czechoslovak history. Their aim is not to set these events in stone; on the contrary, history is shown in all its ambiguity, and its prime movers are also revealed in situations that expose their weaknesses. The result is a vivid, well-conceived and provocative drama which clearly demonstrates that sometimes it’s not possible simply to wait for destiny to fulfil itself; history needs help to move on in order to avoid total stagnation. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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