"A documentary anatomy of mass murder for one monitor and 34 talking heads." These are the words the filmmakers use in the credits to describe their project, which thematises the execution of more than 260 Carpathian Germans, Hungarians and Slovaks by Czechoslovak army soldiers near Přerov in June 1945. The “massacre at Přerov” is made present through a minimalist dramatisation of the interrogation footage of direct participants, eyewitnesses, and others. It is as if the characters of ancient theatre were entering the Zoom “stage” and delivering a tragic message of fear, hatred and disinterest across the chasm of time.
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Robert Mikluš
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Saša Rašilov
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Jan Bidlas
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Filip Rajmont
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Velmi křehké vztahy
Ulice
Igor Orozovič
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Milada
František Němec
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The Ear
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David Prachař
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Jiří Štěpnička
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Matyáš Řezníček
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Waves
David Matásek
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Vladimír Javorský
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The Wheel of Time
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Patrik Děrgel
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Korunní princ
Jiří Havelka Director · Marta Ljubková Screenplay Martin Bražina Cinematographer
First release October 27, 2021 · Produced in Czechia · Original title Očitý svědek
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Czechia
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Original title
Očitý svědek
Original language
Czech
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Czech
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Czechia · October 27, 2021
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