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Event by: Tschechisches Zentrum Berlin, Slovenský inštitút v Berlíne / Slowakisches Institut in Berlin
Location: Kino Krokodil, Greifenhagener Straße 32, Berlin - Bezirk Pankow
About event
CZ, SK 2024, 131 min.,OmeU. Director: Jiří Mádl. With: Vojtěch Vodochodský, Tatiana Pauhofová, Stanislav Majer, Vojtěch Kotek, Martin Hofmann, Ondřej Stupka and others.
Prague, in the 1960s: Tomáš is a technician at Czechoslovak Radio and sees first-hand how his boss Milan Weiner and the whole thing work every day Radio editorial team rebel against the limits of state censorship. With increasing liberalization in the country, they are gradually being allowed to report on topics that were previously taboo. But the Prague reforms go too far for those in power in Moscow. Tomáš is forced to cooperate by her henchmen in the state security service - since he has custody of his younger brother Pavel, he is open to blackmail. When Czechoslovakia was occupied by the Warsaw Pact troops in August 1968, the reforms and freedom of the press were over. After heavy fighting, the broadcasting building is occupied and the editors have to decide whether they are prepared to risk everything in order to continue to inform the people on the radio independently.
Through precise research, the integration of archive recordings and the connection of fictional characters with real personalities of the time, director Jiří Mádl has created an extraordinarily authentic and thrilling film. It has been honored with numerous international awards and even made it onto the Oscar shortlist for the best international feature film.
Tickets: EUR 8.50, reduced EUR 7
A joint event by the Czech Center Berlin and the Slovak Institute in Berlin as part of the Prague Spring series retold: Festival of Czech-Slovak Films
Prague, in the 1960s: Tomáš is a technician at Czechoslovak Radio and sees first-hand how his boss Milan Weiner and the whole thing work every day Radio editorial team rebel against the limits of state censorship. With increasing liberalization in the country, they are gradually being allowed to report on topics that were previously taboo. But the Prague reforms go too far for those in power in Moscow. Tomáš is forced to cooperate by her henchmen in the state security service - since he has custody of his younger brother Pavel, he is open to blackmail. When Czechoslovakia was occupied by the Warsaw Pact troops in August 1968, the reforms and freedom of the press were over. After heavy fighting, the broadcasting building is occupied and the editors have to decide whether they are prepared to risk everything in order to continue to inform the people on the radio independently.
Through precise research, the integration of archive recordings and the connection of fictional characters with real personalities of the time, director Jiří Mádl has created an extraordinarily authentic and thrilling film. It has been honored with numerous international awards and even made it onto the Oscar shortlist for the best international feature film.
Tickets: EUR 8.50, reduced EUR 7
A joint event by the Czech Center Berlin and the Slovak Institute in Berlin as part of the Prague Spring series retold: Festival of Czech-Slovak Films