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  Citizen Havel

  Czech Republic , 2008 , 120 min. For seven years, filmmaker Pavel Koutecky had virtually unlimited access to Václav Havel, the dissident playwright and first president of the Czech Republic.... more
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  English Strawberries

  Czech Republic , 2008 , 114 min. On the morning of August 21, 1968, Soviet forces invade Czechoslovakia, setting into motion the linked dramas of three dreamy young people – discontented Tomás, who is bound for a new life in England; his pregnant girlfriend; and a Russian army deserter who fantasizes about glamorous Biarritz.... more
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  Guard No. 47

  Czech Republic , 108 min. Set in 1920, Filip Renc’s tragic melodrama centers on a Czech army veteran who seeks a quiet life as a railroad crossing guard in a remote mountain village. Instead he must fight two new battles – one against his terrible memories, the other against the men who lust after his beautiful wife.... more
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  The Power of the Powerless

  Czech Republic , 2009 , 78 min. Narrated by actor Jeremy Irons, this compelling documentary addresses the dark side of Czechoslovakia’s history, asking young Czechs why they know so little about the Communist era. Interviews with student dissidents and former president/playwright Václav Havel reenact the Velvet Revolution of 1989.... more
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  Protector

  Czech Republic , 2009 , 98 min. A Czech couple finds itself on opposite sides of World War II: while Nazis persecute Hana, a once-successful Jewish actress, her husband Emil, a journalist, becomes the radio voice of German propaganda.... more
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  Shameless

  Czech Republic , 2009 , 88 min. Television weatherman Oskar loses his wife, his job, and his mind when he undergoes a midlife crisis and begins to dabble in debauchery. Czech director Jan Hrebejk bases his comic romp on the Michal Viewegh bestseller Tales of Marriage and Sex.... more
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  Who's Afraid of the Wolf?

  Czech Republic , 2008 , 90 min. Terezka (Dorotka Dedková) needs help, but her mother is acting strangely, her father just doesn’t have the time, and her friend is a bit of a know-it-all. This visually stunning work from the Czech Republic combines elements of family drama and fairy tale, psychological thriller and classic mystery.... more