CZ

2013

52 min

Finished

Heaven in the Underground

Nebe v podzemí

Directing: Jan Rendl

Synopsis

A story of secretly ordained catholic bishops and priests during the 1970s "normalization" era when the church faced the threat of being controlled by the Czech state or even the State Security. A life story of Fridolín Zahradník, a secretly ordained bishop who was illegaly taken prisoner for his activity, held captive for five years, interrogated and beaten. A story of post-revolution situation among the Czech catholic dignitaries.
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