Reconstruction of Occupation

Reconstruction of Occupation is a cinematic adventure of a truly archeological nature in which anonymous faces are transformed into living witnesses of the days that sent Czechoslovakia into two more decades of bondage.

Rekonstrukce okupace
Czechia, Slovakia 2021
95 min.
Přístupný
  • This film is available until 31. 7. 2024 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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Documentary filmmaker Jan Šikl has spent many years seeking out and collecting private film archives. Faded footage of family lives, celluloid echoes of celebrations and everyday moments. Through his work, Šikl came across several hours of footage showing the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. These unique images long remained unseen – until August 21, 2021, when historical memory awakened from a long slumber.

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Credits
Director: Jan Sikl
Screenplay: Jan Šikl
Cinematography: Adam Oľha
Music: Jan Šikl ml.
Sound: Martin Stýblo
Editing: Šimon Špidla
Producer: Alice Tabery, Alena Müllerová, Petr Kubica, Helena Uldrichová, Zuzana Mistríková, Jan Šikl
Cast: Jan Šikl, Karel Vachek
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  • This film is available until 31. 7. 2024 in these territories: Czechia, Slovakia.