Kawasakiho ruze (2009)
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Martin Huba, Daniela Kolářová, Lenka Vlasáková
A documentary about a psychiatrist’s life takes an unexpected turn when a secret-police file surfaces.
The story
Psychiatrist Pavel Josek is due to receive the Memory of Nations Award as a documentary about his life is filmed. During production, the crew discovers a file the StB kept on him. The file reveals that, before becoming a Charter 77 dissident, Josek disclosed confidential information to the security police, leading to artist Bořek being forced to emigrate. Bořek was then dating the woman who would later become Josek’s wife. The filmmakers interview Bořek and Kafka, the security police investigator at the time.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Psychiatrist Pavel Josek is to receive the Memory of Nations Award. A documentary about his life is being filmed. During filming, a file kept on Josek by the StB is discovered. It turns out that before he became a Charter 77 dissident, he revealed confidential information to the StB, which led to the artist Bořek being forced to emigrate. At the time, Bořek was dating the woman who would later become Josek’s wife. The filmmakers interview both Bořek and Kafka, the security police investigator at the time. The whole truth gradually comes to light, and some things are quite different from how they first seemed…
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