Bratři (2023)
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Oskar Hes, Jan Nedbal, Adam Ernest, Matyáš Řezníček
Two brothers join an armed resistance movement after communist authorities punish their family for refusing to conform.
The story
In early-1950s Czechoslovakia, Josef and Ctirad Mašín are growing up under communist rule while their mother, Zdena, refuses to conform. The authorities retaliate against the family: Josef is denied his graduation, and Ctirad is threatened with expulsion from university if their mother continues to resist. Their circumstances deteriorate further when the family is driven from its home and made to move into a dilapidated farmhouse. Inspired by the resistance history of their father, General Josef Mašín, the brothers become involved in armed resistance against the regime, bringing their group to the attention of the State Security Service.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Josef and Ctirad Mašín live under communist rule in Czechoslovakia in the early 1950s. Josef is about to finish school, while Ctirad is in the middle of his studies. Their mother, Zdena, firmly resists communist conformity and faces fierce reprisals from the authorities. As a result, the younger Mašín is denied his graduation, and his older brother is threatened with expulsion from university if Zdena continues to refuse to conform. Their situation worsens when they are driven from their home and forced to move into a dilapidated farmhouse. From then on, the brothers Josef and Ctirad take part in armed resistance against the communist regime, following the example of their father, General Josef Mašín, who was a member of an anti-Nazi resistance group during the Second World War. The resistance group's actions bring the group around the Mašín brothers to the attention of the State Security Service.
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