Jaroslav Dusek
Wasteland
Just as Hana Sikorova, mayor of the village of Pustina, reaches the peak of her struggle against a mining company that wants the coal beneath the village, her daughter goes missing. As long-standing family relationships begin to disintegrate, Hana starts to doubt the integrity of every member of her community in Season 1 of this gripping series. Czech, with English subtitles.
HBO Max
Strim
Pupendo
The tragicomic fate of the sculptor Mára, a banned artist who wants to "purify" himself by compromising with the communist power, takes place.
Apple TV
Apple iTunesPupendo
A bittersweet comedy set just prior to 1984, during the era of 'practical socialism'. For political reasons, Bedrich Mára (Bolek Polívka) has had to give up teaching at Prague's Academy of Art. He is not allowed to exhibit and has been pushed to the sidelines of interest and lucrative commissions. He and his ceramicist wife (Eva Holubová) and two sons live in a small apartment on the outskirts of Prague. Míla Brecka (Jaroslav Dusek), the school principal, and his family stand in stark contrast to the Máras. Comrade Míla and his ambitious wife (Vilma Cibulková), Bedrich's fellow student from the Academy, have gone with the socialist flow for years. They find justification for their behavior in the usual words: 'Someones got to swim along with them to make things better; someones got to make that sacrifice!'
Apple TVCosy Dens
A family retro-comedy for all ages set at the end of the sixties about everyday family fun and hardship, about the drama inherent in relationships and differing opinions, about sorrow—but also finally, about the awakening of first love. This is a gently poetic and humorous story of the fate of aging parents, maturing teens and younger children. The actual plot of the film takes place in villa, in which two families, the Šebeks and Krauses, live side by side. Mr. Šebek, a simple-minded, good-natured officer by profession is a supporter of the ruling political regime. In contrast, Mr. Kraus, a former resistance fighter with bitter war experiences is his staunch adversary. In the end, each member of both families must live out his own story in his own “cozy den“ untill the Soviet invasion of August 1968 violently disturbs their world.
Apple TV
Where Butterflies Don´t Fly
Daniel and Adam each live in their own bubble. Until the moment they find themselves in danger together. Lost in the dark, they search for a way out together. How far will they be willing to go?
Apple TVApple iTunes