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The Prisoner of Wakhan
The Wakhan Corridor in northeastern Afghanistan is home to the last nomadic tribe of Central Asia. But more and more nomads are leaving their high-mountain homes for better opportunities in Kyrgyzstan.
Prisoners of a White God
Czech researcher Tomáš Ryška spent nearly two years in the mountains of Thailand and Laos in order to, at any cost, discover the reason for the wrongs and the violence committed against the Akha (an aboriginal Laotian…
Prisoners Without Prison
A voluntary teacher reaches out to children who are isolated due to regional blood feuds. While the children only think they’ll be killed, she hopes for a brighter future for them through education.
The Prison of Art
This feature documentary follows a unique art project that connects Czech prisoners and artists. The Prison of Art traces the border between freedom and the absence thereof, and looks at the role art plays in our…
The Prison of History
A shared past as a starting point to a shared future. The main character is an abandoned prison in Uherské Hradiště.
Prison System 4614
In the world of fetishes there’s a niche for every type of proclivity. Arwed caters to a special type of customer: he runs a private prison where he is happy to find all sorts of ways to bully and victimise his...
Private Century - A Stroke of Butterfly Wings
A Stroke of Butterfly Wings is a view into the family background of composer Václav Felix from the 1930s to 1980s. It shows the sequence of events and context in which Václav's procommunist attitude was formed. Václav's…
Private Century - Daddy and Lili Marlene
Daddy and Lili Marlene is a loose sequel to the "King of Velichovky" episode. The story is narrated from the perspective of little Eva who recollects her memories of Velichovky farmstead and mainly her parents: daddy…
Private Century - King of Velichovky
King of Velichovky is an authentic story of Karel Seisser who lived in Velichovky on the Czech-German border in 1930s and 40s. Karel Seisser was a farmer by heart and soul. He owned fields, woods and farmland,…
Private Century - See you in Denver
The life story of each of us is unique and unrepeatable. The „Private Century" shows history as intimate human stories. The fate of two generations of Hvanhara family depicted through 1920 - 1970 is an apt reflection of…