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Havel (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Havel' is a 2020 Czech historical film based on the life of dissident and former Czech president Vclav Havel. It is directed by Slvek Hork and stars Viktor Dvok. The film focuses on Havel's life from 1968 to 1989, when he was a dissident under the Communist regime, as well as his relationship with his wife Olga and friend Pavel Landovsk.
Plot
The film starts in 1968. Vclav Havel works as a playwright at Theatre on the Balustrade, where he receives ovations. His career is interrupted by the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. The story then moves to 1976, when he participates in the preparation of Charter 77, which leads to his imprisonment. The story largely focuses on Havel's personal life and relationship with his wife Olga. The film ends in 1989, during the Velvet Revolution.
Cast and characters
* Viktor Dvok as Vclav Havel
* Aa Geislerov as Olga Havlov
* Martin Hofmann as Pavel Landovsk
* Stanislav Majer as Pavel Kohout
* Barbora Seidlov as Anna Kohoutov
* Ji Bartoka as Jan Patoka
* Adrian Jastraban as Alexander Dubek
* Michal Istenk as interrogator
* Ji Wohanka as interrogator
* Miroslav Hanu as Vclav Havels lawyer
* Vanda Janda as secretary
See also
* 'Dubek'
* 'Walesa: Man of Hope'
References
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