Habermann’s Mill
Legendary director Juraj Herz decided to open one of the most controversial chapters of Czech history, the post-war deportation of the Germans, during which righteous anger was often mixed with the lowest instincts.
The story of Habermann's Mill, based on true events, takes place in a small village in the Sudetenland between 1938 and 1945. One of the victims of history was to be the wealthy German businessman August Habermann (Mark Waschke) and his closest friend Březina (Karel Roden). The crazy times would catch up with Habermann, even though he gave jobs to both Czechs and Germans without prejudice and refused to completely submit to Nazi ideology. Given a choice between two options, neither of which is good, he makes a decision that becomes an excuse to become a prime target on the list of „Czech patriots“ immediately after the war, most of whom are his former protégés. But the self-appointed judges and executioners are more concerned with his property than with justice. Can Habermann at least save his wife and child from them?
Read moreCzech Film Critic Awards
2010 – Karel Roden (Best Supporting Actor)
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