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Thriller   Drama   History
📜 Overview: In the heady days of the 1968 Prague Spring, a group of Czechoslovak Radio journalists risk not just their careers but their lives to distribute independent news amidst national and regional tumult. Orphaned brothers Tomáš and Pája are caught in the struggle for freedom. The elder, Tomáš, is a radio technician working at the station committed to defying the Communist Party’s censorship, overwhelming propaganda, and police harassment. When security forces pressure him to spy for them, Tomáš finds himself in a bind where he has to choose between betraying his colleagues or protecting Pája.
💵 Budget: USD 3,400,000
🌏 Languages Available: Czech , English , French , Russian
📆 Date Released: 2024-08-15
⌚ Running Time: 131 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.9

Beloved Cast

Vojtěch Vodochodský original image
Tomás Havlík
Vojtěch Vodochodský
Tatiana Pauhofová original image
Vera Stovícková
Tatiana Pauhofová
Vojtěch Kotek original image
Jirí Dienstbier
Vojtěch Kotek
Stanislav Majer original image
Milan Weiner
Stanislav Majer
Martin Hofmann original image
Lubos Dobrovský
Martin Hofmann
Ondrej Stupka original image
Pája Havlík
Ondrej Stupka
Tomáš Maštalír original image
Karel Hoffmann
Tomáš Maštalír
Igor Bareš original image
Igor Bareš
Marika Šoposká original image
Jarunka
Marika Šoposká
Petr Lněnička original image
Petr Lněnička
Matyáš Řezníček original image
Matyáš Řezníček
Jan Nedbal original image
Smír
Jan Nedbal
Jacob Erftemeijer original image
Ludvík Cermák
Jacob Erftemeijer
Petr Halíček original image
Petr Halíček
Daniel Tůma original image
Daniel Tůma
Tomáš Weber original image
Tomáš Weber
Hedvika Čermáková original image
Hedvika Čermáková
Janusz Hummel original image
Janusz Hummel
Radoslav Kohuťár original image
Radoslav Kohuťár

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