Igor Bares

This epic, long-form docudrama by acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland chronicles the political, legal, and moral fallout that followed after Czech student protestor Jan Palach set himself on fire in protest against government repression in 1969. (tiff.net)

The 1980s in Czechoslovakia. The young talented sprinter Anna is selected for the national team and starts training to qualify for the Olympic Games. As a part of the preparation she is placed in a secret "medical programme" where she's getting doped with anabolic steroids. Her performance is getting better, but after she collapses at the training, she learns the truth about the drugs. Anna decides to continue in her training without the steroids. (imdb)

Set in the present, the four ordinary men in this story find themselves at crossroads in their lives. Karel, Tomas, Milan, and Vinc were once seduced by the possibility of making money in Ostrava's cosmopolitan melting pot. But times are changing - the company has offered their jobs to foreign workers. The friends try to solve their job loss by going into business themselves. (imdb)

The main hero of the story is a journalist Petr Vlcek (Matej Hádek) who deals with the scandal around major state-controlled enterprise. During his investigation, the journalist finds a controversial information about his own brother, who seems to be personally involved in the scandalous case. —Czechfan (imdb)

The detective story set in the early 20th century is full of suspense, twists and emotions. Military trenches are still full of war victims when superintendent Mondl arrives from Vienna in a small Czech town with the task to track down the serial killer of young men and dispel all doubts that the murders are ritual. Suspicion gradually centers on a few person. The detective finds the truth, and opts for justice. But merciless fate soon pays him back.