Children of Stalinism

The documentaries about the sons of political prisoners from the "Children of Stalinism" series reflect the destinies of the descendants of people imprisoned during the times of the Stalinist totalitarian regime in former Czechoslovakia. Their parents were sent to prisons and uranium mines for many years because of their personal or political belief, status or possession (farms, private companies, factories etc.); sometimes also because they were only helping other people. These sons, now nearly seventy, were called "children of criminals and enemies of the state" at the time of their childhood and youth. They share their personal testimonies of the dark past in the post-war period of former Czechoslovakia.
They experienced a rather obscure type of persecution, sentenced by the totalitarian system to the "life of the guilty without guilt". They often grew up with just one parent or their relatives, or even in orphan homes. They could not study at the schools of their desire and usually had to complete their education later on. Each of the protagonists dealt with their destiny in a different manner – through sport, poetry, family life, or emigration. The six documentaries try to understand their contemporary life which is still influenced by their childhood experiences of many years ago.
EPISODES: The Story of Josef Frolík, Long Live the Memory, Musical Chairs, Everything Is Different, The Swiss Robinson, With Dad Over a Distance.