1 00:00:26,398 --> 00:00:29,166 SOME OF THE CHARACTERS FROM THIS MOVIE 2 00:00:29,190 --> 00:00:33,156 THEY ARE INSPIRED BY REAL PEOPLE AND THEY CARRY THEIR NAMES. 3 00:00:41,190 --> 00:00:42,791 The Soviet Union 4 00:00:42,815 --> 00:00:46,128 has been subjected to Eastern European countries. 5 00:00:46,690 --> 00:00:49,723 Their governments They are subordinate to Moscow. 6 00:00:56,940 --> 00:00:59,740 1,300,000 political prisoners, 7 00:01:00,815 --> 00:01:02,915 5800 executions, 8 00:01:04,940 --> 00:01:07,040 millions of lives destroyed. 9 00:01:09,981 --> 00:01:13,855 Any glimpse of freedom is repressed by force. 10 00:01:17,481 --> 00:01:20,375 The media, controlled by strict censorship. 11 00:01:21,148 --> 00:01:25,861 The largest means of communication What exists is the radio. 12 00:01:37,940 --> 00:01:41,300 CZECHOSLOVAKIA OCTOBER 31, 1967 13 00:01:44,398 --> 00:01:45,666 STRAHOV UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE 14 00:01:45,690 --> 00:01:48,256 Again? This has to be a joke. 15 00:01:56,398 --> 00:02:00,505 As if it wasn't enough with the heating not working. 16 00:02:01,690 --> 00:02:04,816 This is Milan Weiner. 17 00:02:05,606 --> 00:02:07,800 According to experts... 18 00:02:08,273 --> 00:02:09,541 Let's go out. 19 00:02:09,565 --> 00:02:11,916 Accustomed to international trips... 20 00:02:11,940 --> 00:02:15,440 We want light! We want light! 21 00:02:44,315 --> 00:02:49,495 We want light! We want light! 22 00:02:59,356 --> 00:03:01,176 Fast! To the trucks! 23 00:03:01,606 --> 00:03:04,780 Move! Fast! 24 00:03:05,231 --> 00:03:06,865 WAVES 25 00:03:16,231 --> 00:03:18,238 The day will be cloudy. 26 00:03:18,690 --> 00:03:22,416 Both in Bohemia and Moravia local showers are expected, 27 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,446 as well as snow in the mountains. 28 00:04:16,315 --> 00:04:19,068 Mrs. Šafková, I am Tomáš Havlík. I'm sorry to bother you. 29 00:04:20,315 --> 00:04:23,082 My brother hasn't come home. Is he at home? 30 00:04:23,106 --> 00:04:26,840 We want light! We want light! 31 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:40,313 We want light! We want light! 32 00:04:41,315 --> 00:04:43,741 High! High! 33 00:04:43,815 --> 00:04:46,241 - Silence, silence! -Stay still. 34 00:05:04,190 --> 00:05:05,636 Don't move. 35 00:05:10,815 --> 00:05:12,075 Havlík. Say? 36 00:05:13,481 --> 00:05:14,481 Sorry? 37 00:05:50,773 --> 00:05:52,126 Paul? 38 00:05:58,023 --> 00:05:59,499 Where had you been? 39 00:05:59,523 --> 00:06:02,976 At Jaroš's house. We were talking about something. 40 00:06:03,898 --> 00:06:05,811 Why haven't you called me? 41 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,753 The police have charged against some students in Strahov. 42 00:06:15,231 --> 00:06:16,678 How do you know? 43 00:06:18,981 --> 00:06:21,361 I've asked everyone about you. 44 00:06:22,106 --> 00:06:23,460 I'm sorry. 45 00:06:24,898 --> 00:06:26,205 You better. 46 00:06:40,690 --> 00:06:42,976 Do you know who Milan Weiner is? 47 00:06:43,856 --> 00:06:45,443 Yes, I know who it is. 48 00:06:45,815 --> 00:06:49,688 Gives the most interesting talks for students. 49 00:06:49,731 --> 00:06:52,811 The day after tomorrow, I will do a test for your program. 50 00:06:55,481 --> 00:06:58,468 SIGN UP FOR THE TEST 51 00:06:58,815 --> 00:07:00,728 Forget it. 52 00:07:04,398 --> 00:07:06,311 May you forget it. It's dangerous. 53 00:07:07,315 --> 00:07:09,088 Weiner? 54 00:07:10,815 --> 00:07:12,168 Yes. 55 00:07:43,190 --> 00:07:46,736 HAVLÍK FAMILY 56 00:07:57,398 --> 00:08:01,785 You could have brought me a beer already. Won't you give me a drink? 57 00:08:02,148 --> 00:08:06,488 I would give you beer without a problem, but not in front of our parents. 58 00:08:07,398 --> 00:08:08,751 Idiot. 59 00:08:12,398 --> 00:08:14,311 - Hello, comrade. - Hello. 60 00:08:14,356 --> 00:08:15,943 - Hello. - Hello. 61 00:08:29,273 --> 00:08:31,653 We were now going to do the shopping. 62 00:08:34,231 --> 00:08:36,098 Sign here. 63 00:08:44,356 --> 00:08:46,541 Be careful, Mr. Havlík. 64 00:08:46,565 --> 00:08:48,945 With us, you wouldn't go hungry. 65 00:09:05,815 --> 00:09:07,028 Paul? 66 00:09:20,065 --> 00:09:21,065 Fuck! 67 00:09:29,648 --> 00:09:31,561 CZECHOSLOVAK RADIO 68 00:09:33,856 --> 00:09:35,536 - Hello. - Hello. 69 00:09:35,565 --> 00:09:38,645 Excuse me, where is it? the Weiner test? 70 00:09:49,273 --> 00:09:51,466 Have you come to the test? 71 00:09:55,565 --> 00:09:56,871 Take a seat. 72 00:10:06,815 --> 00:10:10,749 Let's get started. Sorry for the delay. 73 00:10:10,773 --> 00:10:13,386 We are on alert. 74 00:10:13,940 --> 00:10:16,499 It turns out that we hope an important message. 75 00:10:16,523 --> 00:10:20,583 Please write down your details so we can contact you. 76 00:10:22,648 --> 00:10:24,935 You can start. Forward. 77 00:10:51,981 --> 00:10:53,661 Dienstbier. 78 00:10:53,773 --> 00:10:57,786 Yes, but I'm in the middle of a test. Can't... 79 00:10:58,231 --> 00:11:01,358 What if they call me while I'm gone? 80 00:11:04,065 --> 00:11:06,538 For the love of God. Now I go. 81 00:11:07,898 --> 00:11:10,978 Excuse me. Carry on with your thing, I'll be right back. 82 00:11:50,565 --> 00:11:51,918 Say? 83 00:11:55,231 --> 00:11:56,911 What have you come for? 84 00:11:57,481 --> 00:11:59,581 To convey a message to me? 85 00:12:08,023 --> 00:12:09,749 You just passed the test. 86 00:12:09,773 --> 00:12:12,340 Would you like to work in our editorial office? 87 00:12:14,315 --> 00:12:17,815 No, this must be a misunderstanding. I'm not looking for work. 88 00:12:35,148 --> 00:12:39,861 CENTRAL LINK ADMINISTRATION 89 00:12:46,606 --> 00:12:48,426 - Good morning. - Hello. 90 00:12:55,231 --> 00:12:58,685 This is Milan Weiner. 91 00:13:03,606 --> 00:13:07,573 A few years ago, the institutions of the world agreed... 92 00:13:13,606 --> 00:13:15,053 Hello. Havlik? 93 00:13:21,065 --> 00:13:22,041 Yes, tell me. 94 00:13:22,065 --> 00:13:24,957 Could you accompany me? The director requires your presence. 95 00:13:24,981 --> 00:13:26,332 The director of what? 96 00:13:26,356 --> 00:13:29,483 The head of communications, Mr. Hoffman. 97 00:13:47,606 --> 00:13:49,613 - Hello. - At your service. 98 00:13:52,731 --> 00:13:54,785 Comrade Tomáš Havlík. 99 00:13:57,065 --> 00:13:58,278 Take a seat. 100 00:14:05,690 --> 00:14:08,116 Have you been offered a job on the radio? 101 00:14:11,648 --> 00:14:14,215 Milan Weiner is on everyone's lips. 102 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:19,380 I only went to the radio because of my brother. 103 00:14:19,856 --> 00:14:23,263 I don't know how to speak any language, What do I mean in the editorial office? 104 00:14:23,815 --> 00:14:26,755 Weiner wants to hire him as a coach. 105 00:14:30,190 --> 00:14:31,963 Could you leave us alone? 106 00:14:33,356 --> 00:14:34,850 Of course. 107 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:45,793 Tomas, 108 00:14:48,731 --> 00:14:50,971 I think I should take the job. 109 00:14:52,815 --> 00:14:55,457 All this Weiner is doing on the radio 110 00:14:55,481 --> 00:14:57,815 It wouldn't be feasible just a year ago. 111 00:14:59,398 --> 00:15:02,374 Czechoslovak Radio They are our orders. 112 00:15:02,398 --> 00:15:04,685 If Weiner loves him... 113 00:15:13,565 --> 00:15:16,085 I don't want to, Mr. Director. I want to continue here. 114 00:15:19,023 --> 00:15:20,656 Thanks all the same. 115 00:15:21,606 --> 00:15:23,566 Comrade Havlík, wait. 116 00:15:25,148 --> 00:15:27,999 must know that things are changing. 117 00:15:28,023 --> 00:15:30,291 - I'm not interested in politics. - It's an opportunity. 118 00:15:30,315 --> 00:15:32,041 For all of us. 119 00:15:34,315 --> 00:15:37,721 Think about it. I'm really telling you. 120 00:15:56,981 --> 00:15:59,175 Hello, this is Hoffman. 121 00:16:00,815 --> 00:16:03,241 Hello, Mr. Director. 122 00:16:03,731 --> 00:16:07,916 When Weiner told him To hire him, I was happy. 123 00:16:07,940 --> 00:16:11,393 Not only because I support him, but also... 124 00:16:11,565 --> 00:16:14,131 Let's say there will be layoffs soon. 125 00:16:14,523 --> 00:16:19,143 Above all, among employees younger, which includes you. 126 00:16:19,981 --> 00:16:22,457 I know that if you are unemployed for a few days, 127 00:16:22,481 --> 00:16:25,141 your brother could finish in an orphanage. 128 00:16:25,940 --> 00:16:29,813 I don't want to pressure you. I just want to give you a hand. 129 00:16:30,606 --> 00:16:34,900 Accept Weiner's job. I will recommend you myself. 130 00:16:38,190 --> 00:16:39,823 Good evening. 131 00:16:44,315 --> 00:16:47,161 Okay, sign here. 132 00:16:59,273 --> 00:17:01,326 - Hello. - See you later. 133 00:17:08,606 --> 00:17:09,913 Again? 134 00:17:10,523 --> 00:17:12,250 Surprise visit. 135 00:17:17,190 --> 00:17:19,056 As for the radio, 136 00:17:19,898 --> 00:17:23,538 They haven't given me the job with Weiner, so don't worry. 137 00:17:23,690 --> 00:17:25,416 And you? Any news? 138 00:17:28,106 --> 00:17:29,273 No. 139 00:17:53,356 --> 00:17:55,923 Welcome to Prague, my friends. 140 00:17:56,231 --> 00:17:57,332 Turn that off! 141 00:17:57,356 --> 00:18:00,666 We bring you the best hits banned from the world. 142 00:18:00,690 --> 00:18:01,916 Turn it off! 143 00:18:01,940 --> 00:18:04,916 And we are going to reproduce them here, in Prague. 144 00:18:04,940 --> 00:18:07,291 What an adventure awaits us. 145 00:18:07,315 --> 00:18:09,416 Turn it off or I'll throw it out the window! 146 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:11,416 - Calm down, Luboš! - That? 147 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,333 They are just provoking you. You already know them. 148 00:18:14,523 --> 00:18:16,156 That's what bothers me the most. 149 00:18:25,731 --> 00:18:27,411 One second. 150 00:18:44,523 --> 00:18:46,156 Companions, 151 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,960 can you pay attention to me one moment? 152 00:18:49,148 --> 00:18:53,082 We have a new member in the team. Tomáš Havlík, technician. 153 00:18:53,106 --> 00:18:55,766 Jarda Pavelka will be in charge of instructing you. 154 00:18:56,398 --> 00:19:01,345 Milan, they deleted everything again. It doesn't make sense to broadcast it like that. 155 00:19:02,190 --> 00:19:05,036 I hope you feel at home. 156 00:19:06,231 --> 00:19:07,585 If you'll excuse me. 157 00:19:08,356 --> 00:19:11,903 Jarunka? Can you come for a moment, please? 158 00:19:14,106 --> 00:19:18,026 - I'm Honza Petránek. Welcome. - Havlík, delighted. 159 00:19:18,190 --> 00:19:21,036 - Simr. Welcome. - Havlík. Tomáš. 160 00:19:21,231 --> 00:19:23,999 -Jirka. We already know each other. - Tomáš Havlík. 161 00:19:24,023 --> 00:19:26,776 - Karel Jezdinský. A pleasure. - Havlík. 162 00:19:26,981 --> 00:19:30,155 - And Ludvík Cermák. - Havlík. 163 00:19:32,565 --> 00:19:35,957 I am glad to welcome you again to Vera Štovícková, 164 00:19:35,981 --> 00:19:39,041 that returns after 5 years as correspondent in Africa, 165 00:19:39,065 --> 00:19:41,749 and Ludvík Cermák, who returns from Paris. 166 00:19:41,773 --> 00:19:43,593 How many welcomes. 167 00:19:44,065 --> 00:19:46,999 a month ago, Dienstbier returned from New York. 168 00:19:47,023 --> 00:19:50,336 Now we are two more. Aren't you comfortable out there? 169 00:19:50,856 --> 00:19:53,143 I'm glad you're back. 170 00:19:54,898 --> 00:19:56,111 Already. 171 00:19:57,273 --> 00:19:59,499 I have seen that you have refused to broadcast 172 00:19:59,523 --> 00:20:03,207 mandatory news of the Czechoslovak press office. 173 00:20:03,231 --> 00:20:05,331 I wanted to verify the information. 174 00:20:06,065 --> 00:20:07,511 Sorry? 175 00:20:07,731 --> 00:20:11,374 It stated that the students committed vandalism in Strahov. 176 00:20:11,398 --> 00:20:13,166 And that they attacked the agents. 177 00:20:13,190 --> 00:20:15,663 I had a correspondent there. 178 00:20:15,856 --> 00:20:18,283 He saw no signs of vandalism. 179 00:20:18,690 --> 00:20:20,370 Just blood stains. 180 00:20:21,148 --> 00:20:23,201 And strands of hair torn out. 181 00:20:23,898 --> 00:20:27,124 Weiner, the obligatory news They are for a reason! 182 00:20:27,148 --> 00:20:29,995 I don't want the radio is questioned. 183 00:20:30,690 --> 00:20:34,796 At a student talk in Bratislava, you supposedly said: 184 00:20:35,481 --> 00:20:39,041 "If you only consult a single source, "You're not a journalist." 185 00:20:39,065 --> 00:20:42,832 Whether it's in the newspaper, like on the radio or TV, 186 00:20:42,856 --> 00:20:45,332 you will get the same censored information. 187 00:20:45,356 --> 00:20:49,457 In International Life, we speak a total of 11 languages, 188 00:20:49,481 --> 00:20:53,749 but we can only consult the Czech and Soviet cabinets. 189 00:20:53,773 --> 00:20:58,749 Furthermore, the news that they send us They must go through a check, 190 00:20:58,773 --> 00:21:02,133 "that is, a censorship, before we can issue them." 191 00:21:02,856 --> 00:21:04,490 Is it a lie? 192 00:21:05,023 --> 00:21:09,783 You represent Czechoslovak Radio, wherever you are. 193 00:21:11,315 --> 00:21:13,741 Do you know what's in those bags? 194 00:21:14,523 --> 00:21:16,999 Student letters who are against 195 00:21:17,023 --> 00:21:20,249 that you promote Western information agencies. 196 00:21:20,273 --> 00:21:22,624 We do not consult such agencies. 197 00:21:22,648 --> 00:21:27,582 And the news that you did not want to broadcast the economics section will be broadcast. 198 00:21:27,606 --> 00:21:28,960 Today. 199 00:21:29,481 --> 00:21:31,301 Can I take it with me? 200 00:21:31,856 --> 00:21:33,070 Yourself. 201 00:21:39,190 --> 00:21:42,041 After the young people, many of them armed, 202 00:21:42,065 --> 00:21:45,999 they proceeded to destroy both streetlights Like parked cars, 203 00:21:46,023 --> 00:21:51,082 the agents had no choice to take appropriate measures 204 00:21:51,106 --> 00:21:54,916 to restore peace and security of the citizens of Prague, 205 00:21:54,940 --> 00:21:59,280 and by extension, those of Czechoslovak citizens. 206 00:22:01,981 --> 00:22:04,361 It's the same in all the newspapers. 207 00:22:05,773 --> 00:22:09,133 No student will listen to the radio after this. 208 00:22:12,023 --> 00:22:15,541 "From our country. You, Mr. Weiner, are one of them..." 209 00:22:15,565 --> 00:22:17,571 - For God's sake! - You see. 210 00:22:18,190 --> 00:22:21,457 - How much have you been reading? - About half. 211 00:22:21,481 --> 00:22:22,666 And what does it say? 212 00:22:22,690 --> 00:22:25,082 It has bothered them that you slander about Moscow. 213 00:22:25,106 --> 00:22:28,249 And that you consult information from non-socialist countries. 214 00:22:28,273 --> 00:22:30,999 They say our sources are trustworthy. 215 00:22:31,023 --> 00:22:33,263 Some are quite direct. 216 00:22:33,940 --> 00:22:37,160 I would like to see if they are so brave face to face. 217 00:22:38,523 --> 00:22:42,023 The only thing I wanted was to verify the information. 218 00:22:42,523 --> 00:22:44,390 What is the problem? 219 00:22:47,856 --> 00:22:49,910 Tomáš, do you have a second? 220 00:22:50,398 --> 00:22:51,658 Clear. 221 00:22:56,106 --> 00:22:59,624 Vera, Tomáš and you will look for me to the authors of these letters. 222 00:22:59,648 --> 00:23:01,916 Ask them about them. 223 00:23:01,940 --> 00:23:04,374 Take a company car and on the go. 224 00:23:04,398 --> 00:23:05,705 It's for today. 225 00:23:41,731 --> 00:23:44,124 - Say? - Hello, I'm Tomáš. 226 00:23:44,148 --> 00:23:45,315 Hello! 227 00:23:45,356 --> 00:23:47,923 I have to work tonight. 228 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:49,700 Aha. 229 00:23:50,106 --> 00:23:53,233 You have eggs and bread in the pantry. 230 00:23:53,981 --> 00:23:55,288 Okay. 231 00:23:55,815 --> 00:23:59,175 - Are you studying for History? - Yes, of course. 232 00:24:02,856 --> 00:24:04,116 Good night. 233 00:24:05,231 --> 00:24:06,911 Good night. 234 00:24:44,981 --> 00:24:48,155 They have left the soup Something bitter, don't you think? 235 00:24:50,190 --> 00:24:53,783 Don't know. I don't know how to cook. And even less, Czech cuisine. 236 00:24:56,648 --> 00:24:59,915 But... you eat it. 237 00:25:00,565 --> 00:25:02,198 Like now. 238 00:25:04,981 --> 00:25:08,015 Yes, the soup is not very good. Do you cook? 239 00:25:10,481 --> 00:25:11,648 Yes. 240 00:25:19,356 --> 00:25:22,343 Let's continue tomorrow morning. At seven. 241 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,633 - To send. - Good night. 242 00:25:24,981 --> 00:25:26,428 Good night. 243 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:05,886 Is this serious? 244 00:26:06,356 --> 00:26:09,832 Do you think you can get drunk on a business trip? 245 00:26:09,856 --> 00:26:11,832 And that any woman would want... 246 00:26:11,856 --> 00:26:14,656 The bar gentlemen They send you this bottle. 247 00:26:17,940 --> 00:26:19,386 Good night. 248 00:26:36,273 --> 00:26:39,773 COMENIUS UNIVERSITY, BRATISLAVA 249 00:26:41,898 --> 00:26:43,578 Excuse me. 250 00:26:45,065 --> 00:26:46,465 Because of yesterday. 251 00:26:47,523 --> 00:26:51,863 Don't worry. It was a misunderstanding. 252 00:26:58,690 --> 00:27:01,070 It must be a mistake. 253 00:27:01,981 --> 00:27:04,688 - Are you Jozef Bokroš? - Yeah. 254 00:27:06,315 --> 00:27:09,874 Did you attend Milan Weiner's talk in this faculty? 255 00:27:09,898 --> 00:27:13,025 Yes, but I didn't write this letter. 256 00:27:50,065 --> 00:27:52,631 Have you passed it on to the censors? 257 00:27:52,898 --> 00:27:54,298 No. 258 00:27:59,856 --> 00:28:01,443 IN THE AIR 259 00:28:02,898 --> 00:28:07,124 Good afternoon, I greet you from Czechoslovak Radio. 260 00:28:07,148 --> 00:28:08,455 I'm Milan Weiner. 261 00:28:17,398 --> 00:28:20,582 In my student talks, I have said multiple times 262 00:28:20,606 --> 00:28:23,749 what to consult Czech and Soviet press agencies 263 00:28:23,773 --> 00:28:25,220 It's not enough. 264 00:28:25,856 --> 00:28:28,874 We received several letters of upset students 265 00:28:28,898 --> 00:28:30,765 who were in disagreement. 266 00:28:31,106 --> 00:28:34,582 But how to verify the sources It is inherent to journalism, 267 00:28:34,606 --> 00:28:36,166 we went to Bratislava, 268 00:28:36,190 --> 00:28:38,582 to university from which they were sent 269 00:28:38,606 --> 00:28:40,613 almost all the cards. 270 00:28:41,773 --> 00:28:43,707 These letters were false. 271 00:28:43,731 --> 00:28:44,832 IN THE AIR 272 00:28:44,856 --> 00:28:49,103 Someone wrote almost 300 and then send them to us. 273 00:28:49,523 --> 00:28:52,043 Someone giving wings to a lie. 274 00:28:52,606 --> 00:28:55,999 At International Life, we believe that our listeners, 275 00:28:56,023 --> 00:28:59,196 whatever age they are, They do not tolerate lies. 276 00:28:59,356 --> 00:29:01,783 Write to us, call us right now. 277 00:29:02,065 --> 00:29:04,865 Call us if you want that at least the radio 278 00:29:05,065 --> 00:29:06,511 tell you the truth. 279 00:29:08,356 --> 00:29:09,990 We are with you. 280 00:29:24,773 --> 00:29:26,916 Editorial of International Life. 281 00:29:26,940 --> 00:29:29,707 - Dienstbier, International life. - Thank you. 282 00:29:29,731 --> 00:29:31,041 Czechoslovak Radio. 283 00:29:31,065 --> 00:29:32,231 Say? 284 00:29:32,315 --> 00:29:34,124 International life. 285 00:29:34,148 --> 00:29:36,416 Call Weiner. Come on! 286 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,041 - I'll write down your name. Bye bye. - Yes. 287 00:29:39,065 --> 00:29:41,041 Thank you very much. 288 00:29:41,065 --> 00:29:43,082 We appreciate it. Bye bye. 289 00:29:43,106 --> 00:29:45,440 All lines are busy. 290 00:30:03,148 --> 00:30:04,408 Come in. 291 00:30:07,065 --> 00:30:08,605 It is Comrade Havlík. 292 00:30:13,065 --> 00:30:15,211 - Leave us alone. - OK. 293 00:30:19,023 --> 00:30:22,243 Tomáš, we have a problem. 294 00:30:23,023 --> 00:30:24,166 What's happening? 295 00:30:24,190 --> 00:30:27,957 They are doing background checks from your writing colleagues. 296 00:30:27,981 --> 00:30:31,624 They want to know why I recommended you to work with Weiner. 297 00:30:31,648 --> 00:30:34,541 They have asked about you and your brother. 298 00:30:34,815 --> 00:30:39,155 They have been reasonable, They let me talk to you first. 299 00:30:39,190 --> 00:30:41,196 I have stood up for you. 300 00:30:41,773 --> 00:30:44,480 They go, above all, for the journalists, 301 00:30:45,773 --> 00:30:49,040 but you will have to sign that you will cooperate with them. 302 00:30:55,731 --> 00:30:59,651 - Tomáš! Don't leave me stranded. - I don't plan to be a snitch. 303 00:30:59,981 --> 00:31:03,832 You don't have to be. You sign and they will leave you alone. 304 00:31:03,856 --> 00:31:06,750 - Maybe it's better this way. - Sorry? 305 00:31:06,898 --> 00:31:09,325 They will leave you alone. 306 00:31:09,648 --> 00:31:12,821 You just have to sign that you will cooperate with them. 307 00:31:13,690 --> 00:31:17,249 Or you lose your job and your brother ends up in an orphanage. 308 00:31:17,273 --> 00:31:19,606 And who knows what will become of me. 309 00:31:19,898 --> 00:31:23,457 Your system is falling apart, They don't know how to get out of this. 310 00:31:23,481 --> 00:31:25,374 We have to endure the blow. 311 00:31:25,398 --> 00:31:26,658 Tomas! 312 00:31:32,356 --> 00:31:36,230 They say they are taking photos to my daughter in daycare. 313 00:31:39,523 --> 00:31:41,156 Please. 314 00:31:42,940 --> 00:31:44,293 Please. 315 00:32:17,648 --> 00:32:19,281 - Hello. - Hello. 316 00:32:19,315 --> 00:32:23,515 Can we see Mr. Weiner? We know he's still here. 317 00:32:24,065 --> 00:32:25,511 Fifth floor. 318 00:32:26,023 --> 00:32:28,776 Stay here to watch. Come on. 319 00:32:38,981 --> 00:32:43,788 Every year, millions of tourists cross European borders. 320 00:32:43,815 --> 00:32:48,388 In theory, this great migration great hope is born for Europe. 321 00:33:06,398 --> 00:33:09,431 I'm not going to stay here like a pine 322 00:33:17,898 --> 00:33:20,465 We were able to take some photos. 323 00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,260 We cannot publish them. 324 00:33:38,273 --> 00:33:41,073 Right now it wouldn't be a good strategy. 325 00:33:41,190 --> 00:33:43,196 It could be useful to us later. 326 00:33:43,315 --> 00:33:46,675 We fight for freedom of expression. Like you. 327 00:33:52,398 --> 00:33:54,358 Be careful. 328 00:34:12,898 --> 00:34:15,957 Just in case, this time go out through the back door. 329 00:34:15,981 --> 00:34:20,415 I have to finish writing something. Then we close the door. 330 00:34:48,121 --> 00:34:49,801 What do you want? 331 00:35:28,984 --> 00:35:30,290 ID! 332 00:35:30,317 --> 00:35:31,717 The bag! 333 00:35:31,775 --> 00:35:33,549 What are you looking for? 334 00:35:33,859 --> 00:35:35,072 That? 335 00:35:35,275 --> 00:35:36,815 Where is the tape? 336 00:35:37,484 --> 00:35:38,744 What tape? 337 00:35:45,317 --> 00:35:46,717 Hey! 338 00:35:47,109 --> 00:35:49,815 Like what "huh"? Who do you say "huh" to? 339 00:35:51,442 --> 00:35:54,126 As president, I don't plan to continue tolerating 340 00:35:54,150 --> 00:35:59,085 the growing influence of elements pro-western imperialists 341 00:35:59,109 --> 00:36:00,695 in Czechoslovakia. 342 00:36:00,859 --> 00:36:04,919 Some subversive elements, harmful as well as hostile. 343 00:36:05,150 --> 00:36:10,657 What includes organisms like Czechoslovak Radio. 344 00:36:38,775 --> 00:36:41,626 Even the president talks about the radio! 345 00:36:41,650 --> 00:36:44,870 We have letters from listeners who support us. 346 00:36:45,025 --> 00:36:47,710 Royal letters. We don't have time to respond to them. 347 00:36:47,734 --> 00:36:49,501 That doesn't matter to anyone. 348 00:36:49,525 --> 00:36:53,293 The secret police broke in in the building and you keep pretending... 349 00:36:53,317 --> 00:36:55,085 They didn't find anything. 350 00:36:55,109 --> 00:36:57,862 They damaged our equipment. How dare they? 351 00:36:58,109 --> 00:37:00,069 Do you know what they are looking for? 352 00:37:00,192 --> 00:37:01,460 Listen to me, Weiner. 353 00:37:01,484 --> 00:37:04,585 If you have what they are looking for, get rid of it. 354 00:37:04,609 --> 00:37:06,895 I don't want anyone to end up arrested. 355 00:37:07,150 --> 00:37:10,697 Do you take responsibility of your editors? 356 00:37:10,900 --> 00:37:13,840 You are a communist. Well, act like it! 357 00:37:13,937 --> 00:37:16,783 Or they'll make you fall before you expect it. 358 00:37:21,192 --> 00:37:22,312 Hello. 359 00:37:24,692 --> 00:37:26,745 Milan, do you have a second? 360 00:37:30,817 --> 00:37:32,450 Alexander Dubček. 361 00:37:33,234 --> 00:37:35,147 A young Slovak communist. 362 00:37:36,234 --> 00:37:39,547 He spoke openly about freedom of expression. 363 00:37:42,775 --> 00:37:44,455 Well... 364 00:37:45,859 --> 00:37:48,239 Well, let's thank him, then. 365 00:37:48,692 --> 00:37:50,045 To this Dubcek guy. 366 00:38:08,150 --> 00:38:10,577 Move everything to the loading ramp! 367 00:38:21,442 --> 00:38:23,335 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 368 00:38:23,359 --> 00:38:26,065 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION DUBCEK 369 00:38:29,734 --> 00:38:31,647 Stop there! High! 370 00:39:05,609 --> 00:39:06,729 Stay still! 371 00:39:07,025 --> 00:39:08,332 Stay still! 372 00:39:08,359 --> 00:39:09,619 Stay still! 373 00:39:14,109 --> 00:39:15,882 Fucking kids. 374 00:39:22,525 --> 00:39:26,251 Dear listeners, We have a reason to be optimistic. 375 00:39:26,275 --> 00:39:29,001 Soon we will be able to bring you reliable information. 376 00:39:29,025 --> 00:39:30,251 We are with you. 377 00:39:30,275 --> 00:39:32,235 DECEMBER 1967 378 00:39:32,900 --> 00:39:34,907 I think you've been lucky. 379 00:39:35,359 --> 00:39:38,376 No editor He wanted to go to Africa at that time. 380 00:39:38,400 --> 00:39:40,034 I was the only candidate. 381 00:39:41,150 --> 00:39:44,501 How about you prepare any African dishes? 382 00:39:44,525 --> 00:39:46,625 Everyone would like it. 383 00:39:47,192 --> 00:39:49,245 I don't dare to do that much. 384 00:39:51,650 --> 00:39:54,684 Besides, I don't like cooking like you. 385 00:39:55,109 --> 00:39:56,929 I cook out of obligation. 386 00:39:58,150 --> 00:40:00,624 My brother is in my care. 387 00:40:19,984 --> 00:40:21,757 Comrade Havlík. 388 00:40:22,438 --> 00:40:24,118 Good night. 389 00:40:26,347 --> 00:40:27,653 Good night. 390 00:40:29,063 --> 00:40:31,676 I don't know anything about any tape. 391 00:40:32,688 --> 00:40:36,701 Why didn't you tell us that your brother was involved in this? 392 00:40:37,896 --> 00:40:42,189 We know that someone in the editorial office He has the tape. Do you know who? 393 00:40:42,313 --> 00:40:43,914 What about my brother? 394 00:40:43,938 --> 00:40:46,997 We know that someone in the editorial office He has the tape. 395 00:40:47,021 --> 00:40:48,281 Do you plan to broadcast it? 396 00:40:50,521 --> 00:40:54,301 - Pavel has nothing to do with it. - Where is the tape? 397 00:40:56,771 --> 00:40:58,264 Don't know. 398 00:40:58,688 --> 00:41:03,681 If you don't tell us right now, We will make your brother pulp. 399 00:41:04,031 --> 00:41:05,758 And he will never return. 400 00:41:06,225 --> 00:41:07,999 Have you understood it? 401 00:41:21,438 --> 00:41:23,444 I don't know who has it. 402 00:41:25,188 --> 00:41:29,294 They pass it around among the editors randomly. 403 00:41:33,979 --> 00:41:35,239 Understood. 404 00:41:36,104 --> 00:41:38,344 What do you suggest, comrade? 405 00:41:44,646 --> 00:41:47,446 NEW YEAR'S EVE 1967 406 00:41:52,430 --> 00:41:53,690 What is this? 407 00:41:53,805 --> 00:41:56,823 His. A Nigerian dish. 408 00:41:56,847 --> 00:41:58,156 Have you done it? 409 00:41:58,180 --> 00:42:01,031 He rejected me again the article on Palestine. 410 00:42:01,055 --> 00:42:04,182 I got the urge to give him a shit... 411 00:42:06,472 --> 00:42:09,132 And he let you draw it like that? 412 00:42:11,347 --> 00:42:13,634 I also want to go to India. 413 00:42:14,597 --> 00:42:17,490 Always the same. They do nothing but provoke us. 414 00:42:17,514 --> 00:42:18,774 Take it. 415 00:42:25,139 --> 00:42:27,612 The ice queen feeds us. 416 00:42:29,430 --> 00:42:30,877 Thank you. 417 00:42:42,514 --> 00:42:44,100 Is that so? 418 00:42:48,305 --> 00:42:50,732 "And add cheese on top." 419 00:42:51,014 --> 00:42:55,307 But we don't have palm oil, so that's fine. 420 00:43:01,264 --> 00:43:02,710 Tomas? 421 00:43:04,264 --> 00:43:06,317 Come, it's almost midnight. 422 00:43:07,055 --> 00:43:09,156 Eight, seven! 423 00:43:09,180 --> 00:43:10,365 Six! 424 00:43:10,389 --> 00:43:11,531 Five! 425 00:43:11,555 --> 00:43:12,615 Four! 426 00:43:12,639 --> 00:43:13,740 Three! 427 00:43:13,764 --> 00:43:14,906 Two! 428 00:43:14,930 --> 00:43:16,190 One! 429 00:43:18,514 --> 00:43:20,240 Happy new year! 430 00:43:25,430 --> 00:43:28,464 So that you are so funny As always, Luboš. 431 00:43:53,264 --> 00:43:54,664 Secret police. 432 00:44:00,389 --> 00:44:01,929 Good night. 433 00:44:20,014 --> 00:44:22,254 What is this about, gentleman? 434 00:44:33,597 --> 00:44:38,077 We have one hidden here. Catch it. 435 00:44:54,847 --> 00:44:56,760 Whose wallet is this? 436 00:44:57,972 --> 00:44:59,745 Whose wallet is it? 437 00:45:02,555 --> 00:45:03,862 Mine. 438 00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:08,080 Karel! 439 00:45:18,972 --> 00:45:21,119 Happy new year 1968. 440 00:45:34,514 --> 00:45:36,894 JANUARY 6 441 00:45:47,805 --> 00:45:50,792 - What? - I think you've fallen asleep. 442 00:45:51,805 --> 00:45:52,925 As? 443 00:45:53,930 --> 00:45:55,470 What time is it? 444 00:45:57,764 --> 00:45:58,977 It's nine. 445 00:46:05,889 --> 00:46:07,662 They changed my shift. 446 00:46:08,139 --> 00:46:09,725 Do you have a girlfriend. 447 00:46:13,264 --> 00:46:15,410 What are you doing that you are not studying? 448 00:46:17,514 --> 00:46:18,960 I'm sick. 449 00:46:20,639 --> 00:46:22,645 Would you sign the receipt for me? 450 00:46:30,014 --> 00:46:31,573 Where is? 451 00:46:31,597 --> 00:46:33,044 In the backpack. 452 00:46:44,097 --> 00:46:46,104 I have not signed this note. 453 00:46:46,930 --> 00:46:48,990 You have forged my signature. 454 00:46:49,014 --> 00:46:52,240 It's just that you weren't at home and I needed the signature. 455 00:46:52,264 --> 00:46:54,240 You cannot write the supporting documents yourself. 456 00:46:54,264 --> 00:46:57,204 - What do you want me to do? - Leave it on the table. 457 00:46:58,555 --> 00:47:00,982 - Where did you go? - I stayed at home. 458 00:47:01,597 --> 00:47:04,350 - Sick too? - Yes, he was sick. 459 00:47:22,055 --> 00:47:24,109 Are you going through my things? 460 00:47:24,305 --> 00:47:26,499 Damn, are you going through my stuff? 461 00:47:37,264 --> 00:47:40,240 If you do something suspicious, you are leaving this house. 462 00:47:40,264 --> 00:47:43,110 To jail or reform school. I peel it off. 463 00:47:43,764 --> 00:47:47,156 Well, that's what I'll do, because if it doesn't change something in this house, 464 00:47:47,180 --> 00:47:50,540 I don't have to stay here, not even in this country. 465 00:47:59,930 --> 00:48:02,217 Yesterday I turned 17, just so you know. 466 00:48:07,305 --> 00:48:08,659 I'm sorry. 467 00:48:19,514 --> 00:48:21,660 I'm sorry to hear that, Tomáš. 468 00:48:22,430 --> 00:48:24,064 I'm sorry for what happened. 469 00:48:27,014 --> 00:48:29,160 But you have nothing to fear. 470 00:48:31,555 --> 00:48:32,909 How do you say? 471 00:48:33,805 --> 00:48:37,165 Being prudent is not knowing how things will end. 472 00:48:37,889 --> 00:48:41,740 To be prepared is to be prepared in the face of any adversity, 473 00:48:41,764 --> 00:48:43,677 which you are. 474 00:48:48,305 --> 00:48:52,281 These are the awards to international correspondents. 475 00:48:52,305 --> 00:48:55,698 At the end of the year. Comrade Šimr will go to Warsaw. 476 00:48:55,722 --> 00:49:00,529 In September, our dear Vera Štovícková will travel to Tokyo. 477 00:49:00,639 --> 00:49:03,159 Thank you. The meeting ends here. 478 00:49:05,472 --> 00:49:06,919 Weiner! 479 00:49:07,097 --> 00:49:09,710 Can I talk to you for a few seconds? 480 00:49:18,639 --> 00:49:22,139 Jezdinský has taken all the blame because of the tape. 481 00:49:22,847 --> 00:49:25,554 But they are not satisfied. They are coming for you. 482 00:49:26,972 --> 00:49:30,052 I have received a call about you from Moscow. 483 00:49:30,345 --> 00:49:32,538 They wanted information. 484 00:49:34,680 --> 00:49:36,220 Be careful. 485 00:49:42,764 --> 00:49:45,781 You have to get rid of these old abandoned studios. 486 00:49:45,805 --> 00:49:48,406 I want you to identify obsolete equipment, 487 00:49:48,430 --> 00:49:51,464 as well as the studies before the year ends. 488 00:49:51,764 --> 00:49:55,198 Same with the control room. army emergencies. 489 00:49:55,222 --> 00:49:57,823 The plans are in that closet. 490 00:49:57,847 --> 00:50:01,160 He has the key the communications director. 491 00:50:03,514 --> 00:50:05,287 Yes, tell me. 492 00:50:05,847 --> 00:50:07,434 What is your name? 493 00:50:10,680 --> 00:50:14,990 Mr. Weiner, there is an annoying listener below who wants to talk to you. 494 00:50:15,014 --> 00:50:19,115 He says you should know that not everyone is on your side. 495 00:50:19,139 --> 00:50:23,525 And that he is a normal person and current and communist. 496 00:50:24,680 --> 00:50:25,906 AND? 497 00:50:25,930 --> 00:50:28,281 He says you are an imperialist agent, 498 00:50:28,305 --> 00:50:32,272 and I wanted to talk on the radio, but I told him it was impossible. 499 00:50:35,055 --> 00:50:36,922 Milan, this won't turn out well. 500 00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:41,531 We must listen to our opponents if they are willing to talk. 501 00:50:41,555 --> 00:50:43,189 He is an old man. 502 00:50:43,597 --> 00:50:48,406 I speak with a regional official communist, 503 00:50:48,430 --> 00:50:50,323 a dissatisfied retiree 504 00:50:50,347 --> 00:50:53,847 with International Life broadcasts. 505 00:50:54,389 --> 00:50:58,262 Comrade Záruba, Welcome to Czechoslovak Radio. 506 00:50:58,983 --> 00:50:59,959 Hello. 507 00:50:59,984 --> 00:51:02,669 He says he doesn't agree with me when I say 508 00:51:02,693 --> 00:51:05,488 that the elections they could have been rigged. 509 00:51:05,513 --> 00:51:09,106 And that I am against Moscow and the Soviet Union. 510 00:51:09,821 --> 00:51:15,297 Tell me, comrade Záruba, Do you think that in the last 20 years 511 00:51:15,321 --> 00:51:19,463 99.9% of the population has always supported the government, 512 00:51:19,487 --> 00:51:21,634 How do the elections indicate? 513 00:51:21,795 --> 00:51:25,435 Comrade Weiner, I can't give you a simple answer. 514 00:51:25,962 --> 00:51:30,469 I don't ask him If you can confirm the information for me. 515 00:51:30,493 --> 00:51:34,177 I would just like to know if you believe that this number reflects reality. 516 00:51:34,201 --> 00:51:38,635 Well I don't think it is completely correct. 517 00:51:38,659 --> 00:51:41,927 So where does the difference come from? 518 00:51:41,951 --> 00:51:45,358 between that official 99% and the real figures? 519 00:51:45,659 --> 00:51:49,673 Almost everyone is in favor of how things are going. 520 00:51:50,826 --> 00:51:54,793 Maybe it's not such a high number those who agree, 521 00:51:55,034 --> 00:51:56,760 but that's how it was voted. 522 00:51:56,784 --> 00:51:57,969 But why? 523 00:51:57,993 --> 00:52:00,260 Does everyone have the opportunity 524 00:52:00,284 --> 00:52:03,635 to express your agreement or disagreement in the elections? 525 00:52:03,659 --> 00:52:06,260 I couldn't tell you. 526 00:52:06,284 --> 00:52:09,691 Comrade Záruba, You are no stranger to politics. 527 00:52:10,909 --> 00:52:14,177 Was the vote secret? Could everyone express...? 528 00:52:14,201 --> 00:52:17,760 I admit that during a period of time, 529 00:52:17,784 --> 00:52:22,927 they forced people to show their vote at the polls. 530 00:52:22,951 --> 00:52:25,891 I know it has happened in some places. 531 00:52:27,076 --> 00:52:30,343 Could it then be considered an electoral fraud? 532 00:52:30,701 --> 00:52:32,427 If the vote is not secret. 533 00:52:32,451 --> 00:52:36,427 - You are twisting my words. - I'm just wondering. 534 00:52:36,451 --> 00:52:41,258 Is this electoral fraud? Yes or no, answer the question. 535 00:52:48,993 --> 00:52:50,439 IN THE AIR 536 00:52:53,409 --> 00:52:55,043 Damn! 537 00:53:06,659 --> 00:53:07,779 What's happening? 538 00:53:10,159 --> 00:53:12,399 Jarunka, tell him what's happening. 539 00:53:14,409 --> 00:53:16,416 The director wants to see you, upstairs. 540 00:53:33,826 --> 00:53:35,693 Take a seat, please. 541 00:53:45,076 --> 00:53:48,552 At the January convention, Alexander Dubcek has been elected 542 00:53:48,576 --> 00:53:51,376 general secretary of the communist party. 543 00:53:53,201 --> 00:53:55,010 From now on, the media 544 00:53:55,034 --> 00:53:58,010 can appeal to international sources. 545 00:53:58,034 --> 00:54:00,181 Like the AFP or Reuters. 546 00:54:13,159 --> 00:54:15,633 Okay, thank you. 547 00:54:57,034 --> 00:54:58,668 Good night. 548 00:55:00,159 --> 00:55:01,606 Good night. 549 00:55:09,493 --> 00:55:12,052 It's been on the news from all over the world, 550 00:55:12,076 --> 00:55:14,177 in France, in the United States... 551 00:55:14,201 --> 00:55:18,028 "Czechoslovakia finds the perfect balance." 552 00:56:11,076 --> 00:56:13,083 With how clear it was. 553 00:56:17,368 --> 00:56:19,421 Now I'm in a mess. 554 00:56:28,826 --> 00:56:32,093 "Give me a clear direction and I will move the world." 555 00:56:35,493 --> 00:56:37,033 What? 556 00:56:41,201 --> 00:56:43,581 It is a quote from a work. 557 00:56:46,743 --> 00:56:50,383 but now my life It doesn't follow any clear direction. 558 00:56:54,409 --> 00:56:58,516 I want to do something that gives meaning to my life. 559 00:57:01,118 --> 00:57:04,758 Be the correspondent from another country didn't give you a meaning? 560 00:57:06,034 --> 00:57:07,481 At the time. 561 00:57:12,284 --> 00:57:16,718 So you go to Tokyo to look for him the meaning to life again. 562 00:57:42,993 --> 00:57:45,839 How do you know something makes sense? for you? 563 00:57:49,993 --> 00:57:52,979 It's the easiest thing in the world. 564 00:57:55,451 --> 00:57:57,458 It can be dangerous. 565 00:58:00,659 --> 00:58:02,526 But you feel it. 566 00:58:08,034 --> 00:58:10,368 I want to be something for him. 567 00:58:15,034 --> 00:58:16,761 For Paul? 568 00:58:35,534 --> 00:58:37,541 The Red Star newspaper. 569 00:58:37,659 --> 00:58:41,344 I was asked to comment the latest events in Czechoslovakia. 570 00:58:41,368 --> 00:58:42,510 Well? 571 00:58:42,534 --> 00:58:46,052 I wrote that there was a détente, a liberalization, 572 00:58:46,076 --> 00:58:48,469 that Dubcek could finish with censorship. 573 00:58:48,493 --> 00:58:52,385 I wrote that we were communists that we wanted a human socialism, 574 00:58:52,409 --> 00:58:55,583 that people were happy with the changes. 575 00:58:57,076 --> 00:58:58,896 Where do you want to go? 576 00:59:00,993 --> 00:59:03,513 They have written completely the opposite. 577 00:59:04,284 --> 00:59:06,711 And they have published it under my name. 578 00:59:08,451 --> 00:59:11,802 According to a Reuters colleague, They lie about us. 579 00:59:11,826 --> 00:59:15,653 All Russian newspapers They lie about what happens here. 580 00:59:18,951 --> 00:59:20,958 I don't know what to do about it. 581 00:59:22,659 --> 00:59:24,666 I'll go talk to Hrabský. 582 00:59:25,868 --> 00:59:28,510 We need someone trustworthy in Moscow 583 00:59:28,534 --> 00:59:31,428 to give us information first hand. 584 00:59:33,201 --> 00:59:34,461 What if it were you? 585 00:59:35,243 --> 00:59:37,063 Would you go to Moscow, Luboš? 586 00:59:53,909 --> 00:59:55,263 Thank you. 587 01:00:00,784 --> 01:00:03,024 EMBASSY OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA MOSCOW 588 01:00:03,826 --> 01:00:05,739 Comrade Dobrovský. 589 01:00:06,701 --> 01:00:07,961 Yeah? 590 01:00:08,201 --> 01:00:11,001 Khornikov, press secretary. 591 01:00:12,534 --> 01:00:16,268 I wanted to tell you something as a friend. 592 01:00:17,576 --> 01:00:22,989 If you need me to give you a hand with a report, call me. 593 01:00:23,118 --> 01:00:28,671 And my article in Estrella Roja? Do you plan to publish a correction? 594 01:00:29,951 --> 01:00:33,171 We do not publish corrections. 595 01:00:37,993 --> 01:00:40,653 MARCH 1968 596 01:00:42,576 --> 01:00:46,729 We would like to know the opinion of the Germans. 597 01:00:46,993 --> 01:00:51,706 Yes, I'm back. Here I am. 598 01:01:06,326 --> 01:01:10,619 International life from Czechoslovak Radio, hello. 599 01:01:11,409 --> 01:01:13,183 Yes, I hear you. 600 01:01:16,701 --> 01:01:18,754 Is it a reliable source? 601 01:01:21,243 --> 01:01:25,396 There are multiple sources, okay. Please don't hang up. 602 01:01:49,076 --> 01:01:50,709 OK. 603 01:01:51,243 --> 01:01:52,783 Thank you. 604 01:01:53,868 --> 01:01:54,927 Yes. 605 01:01:54,951 --> 01:01:57,844 WORK OFFICE. PRAGUE, KARLÍN 606 01:02:11,076 --> 01:02:14,260 Why Mr. Weiner Don't you want to tell me what's going on? 607 01:02:14,284 --> 01:02:18,158 Petránek just wants us to know, him and me 608 01:02:26,534 --> 01:02:31,248 PRAGUE CASTLE, RESIDENCE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA 609 01:02:41,118 --> 01:02:42,704 I brought you something. 610 01:02:53,076 --> 01:02:55,736 So that you don't die of hunger in Tokyo. 611 01:03:24,868 --> 01:03:27,552 Mr. President, citizens wonder 612 01:03:27,576 --> 01:03:31,403 what happens in universities, what does all this mean? 613 01:03:31,451 --> 01:03:34,302 I am sorry to tell you that we are certain 614 01:03:34,326 --> 01:03:37,052 that different clubs illegal students 615 01:03:37,076 --> 01:03:40,719 they are promoting subversive ideas and even fascists. 616 01:03:40,743 --> 01:03:43,123 We do not plan to continue tolerating it. 617 01:03:44,034 --> 01:03:46,134 Tomáš, are you ready? 618 01:04:02,618 --> 01:04:06,260 I will speak openly. 619 01:04:06,284 --> 01:04:11,278 We must have a strong hand with those who are against us. 620 01:04:11,534 --> 01:04:13,052 Mr. President! 621 01:04:13,076 --> 01:04:15,427 Jan Petránek, Czechoslovak Radio. 622 01:04:15,451 --> 01:04:18,844 What do you think about your son is allegedly related 623 01:04:18,868 --> 01:04:22,010 with an exorbitant sum of money in a Swiss bank? 624 01:04:22,034 --> 01:04:25,177 Presumably, that money comes of government funds. 625 01:04:25,201 --> 01:04:27,394 Any comments on this? 626 01:04:56,868 --> 01:04:58,177 Hello, I'm Novotný. 627 01:04:58,201 --> 01:05:02,385 Hello Mr. Novotný, We are from the Lausanne bank. 628 01:05:02,409 --> 01:05:05,677 Some Czechoslovakian journalists They called the offices 629 01:05:05,701 --> 01:05:08,454 to ask about your bank account. 630 01:05:08,826 --> 01:05:10,926 - Really? - Yes. That's right. 631 01:05:11,576 --> 01:05:15,076 Listen, don't give them any information. 632 01:05:15,159 --> 01:05:18,302 Of course not. We just wanted to inform you. 633 01:05:18,326 --> 01:05:19,493 I see. Thank you. 634 01:05:20,993 --> 01:05:24,677 Could you respond to a survey about customer service? 635 01:05:24,701 --> 01:05:27,314 No, I'm sorry. I'm busy. 636 01:05:28,118 --> 01:05:32,458 If they call again, Find out their names and where they work. 637 01:05:32,951 --> 01:05:36,385 Mr. Novotný, I'm calling from Czechoslovak Radio, 638 01:05:36,409 --> 01:05:38,603 of International Life. 639 01:05:44,618 --> 01:05:46,811 - How has it been? - Step on him! 640 01:06:03,868 --> 01:06:06,341 Can I help you with something, comrades? 641 01:06:08,201 --> 01:06:11,302 we can't leave let them take it away from us again. 642 01:06:11,326 --> 01:06:14,639 They won't. We will give it to you. 643 01:06:23,493 --> 01:06:25,546 Czechoslovak Radio. 644 01:06:49,368 --> 01:06:52,177 - Don't you know what they're up to? - No. 645 01:06:52,201 --> 01:06:53,927 Enough of the lies! 646 01:06:53,951 --> 01:06:56,635 We want something to wear against Vera Štovícková. 647 01:06:56,659 --> 01:06:57,969 Whatever! 648 01:06:57,993 --> 01:07:01,510 - Proof that she is a spy. - And what do you tell me? 649 01:07:01,534 --> 01:07:04,135 Do you know what happens to them to the kids in jail? 650 01:07:04,159 --> 01:07:06,677 The murderers will put on their boots with you. 651 01:07:06,701 --> 01:07:09,361 You decide, your brother or Štovícková. 652 01:07:17,868 --> 01:07:22,021 We have proof that you collaborate with Western intelligence. 653 01:07:22,076 --> 01:07:24,083 What are you telling me? 654 01:07:33,701 --> 01:07:35,614 What do you do with this? 655 01:07:36,118 --> 01:07:38,078 Let's see how I tell you. 656 01:07:38,451 --> 01:07:40,411 It works for me for recipes. 657 01:08:17,826 --> 01:08:20,486 FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION 658 01:08:33,576 --> 01:08:35,116 What are you doing? 659 01:08:36,626 --> 01:08:38,679 What were you thinking about? 660 01:08:39,076 --> 01:08:41,094 What the hell were you thinking? 661 01:08:41,118 --> 01:08:45,177 I don't want to be a softie like you, nor sit idly by. 662 01:08:45,201 --> 01:08:47,552 You only think about yourself. 663 01:08:47,576 --> 01:08:50,844 You were a kid when dad and mom They had the accident. 664 01:08:50,868 --> 01:08:53,052 You don't know what it's like to lose someone. 665 01:08:53,076 --> 01:08:55,594 - What do you think I'm doing? - I hate it! 666 01:08:55,618 --> 01:08:58,469 I don't want to live like this. If mom and dad saw you... 667 01:08:58,493 --> 01:09:01,339 At least I hand out pamphlets. What are you up to? 668 01:09:08,951 --> 01:09:10,351 I work for Weiner. 669 01:09:12,618 --> 01:09:13,971 As? 670 01:09:35,034 --> 01:09:36,994 It's happening! 671 01:09:37,034 --> 01:09:40,301 It's happening! It's happening! 672 01:10:06,284 --> 01:10:09,738 Turn on the radio! The president just resigned! 673 01:10:50,201 --> 01:10:55,094 The newly elected president from Czechoslovakia is Ludvík Svoboda. 674 01:10:55,118 --> 01:10:57,594 His name is a good omen for the country, 675 01:10:57,618 --> 01:11:01,538 Well svoboda in Czech means freedom. 676 01:11:02,409 --> 01:11:06,329 Censorship is over. Hurrah! 677 01:11:09,034 --> 01:11:10,201 Petr. 678 01:11:11,034 --> 01:11:12,294 Tomáš. 679 01:11:13,993 --> 01:11:15,206 Thank you. 680 01:11:15,993 --> 01:11:17,159 Luboš. 681 01:11:23,743 --> 01:11:27,385 "The most humane socialism." And it ends with... 682 01:11:27,409 --> 01:11:29,556 - Turn that off. - Go. 683 01:11:29,784 --> 01:11:34,404 "This shows that, at any historical moment, 684 01:11:34,951 --> 01:11:37,144 you can find the light, 685 01:11:37,243 --> 01:11:40,556 even if only a few wear it". 686 01:11:42,171 --> 01:11:44,577 Luboš has come to see us from Moscow. 687 01:11:45,993 --> 01:11:48,046 Good job, my friends. 688 01:11:48,576 --> 01:11:51,096 - Health! - Health! 689 01:11:52,993 --> 01:11:55,699 Moscow media They don't think the same. 690 01:11:57,284 --> 01:12:00,635 They don't call it "human socialism", but of "fascism." 691 01:12:00,659 --> 01:12:03,760 They sabotage the offices, They disconnect the phones. 692 01:12:03,784 --> 01:12:05,927 Outside journalists they believe that Moscow 693 01:12:05,951 --> 01:12:08,802 will undertake military action against us. 694 01:12:08,826 --> 01:12:10,226 What a party pooper. 695 01:12:10,451 --> 01:12:13,951 You have become paranoid after months in Moscow. 696 01:12:14,159 --> 01:12:18,873 They told me that they are preparing to the army to invade us. 697 01:12:19,368 --> 01:12:22,681 I'm sorry to ruin this precious moment. 698 01:12:22,826 --> 01:12:25,094 I am glad for all our successes, 699 01:12:25,118 --> 01:12:27,964 and I don't want to make false accusations, 700 01:12:28,243 --> 01:12:31,136 but I think there is a spy between us. 701 01:12:32,326 --> 01:12:35,219 When they took the tape off Karel on New Year's Eve, 702 01:12:35,243 --> 01:12:37,063 They knew what they were going for. 703 01:12:37,743 --> 01:12:40,385 It was the only time where they would find it. 704 01:12:40,409 --> 01:12:42,510 Someone told them that we were having fun 705 01:12:42,534 --> 01:12:43,719 and that we would all be there. 706 01:12:43,743 --> 01:12:46,449 It was the right place and time. 707 01:12:47,034 --> 01:12:49,552 And when they broke into Vera's apartment, 708 01:12:49,636 --> 01:12:53,237 how did they know where to look the documents in French? 709 01:12:53,585 --> 01:12:55,561 Someone must have told him. 710 01:12:55,586 --> 01:12:59,319 - How would they know otherwise? - Don't go there, Luboš. 711 01:12:59,951 --> 01:13:02,927 It is clear that they are trying to infiltrate, 712 01:13:02,951 --> 01:13:05,302 But be careful with accusations. 713 01:13:05,326 --> 01:13:07,053 It's just what they are looking for. 714 01:13:07,659 --> 01:13:09,293 Go with lead feet. 715 01:13:10,243 --> 01:13:12,389 For our new president! 716 01:13:12,784 --> 01:13:14,594 For freedom of expression! 717 01:13:14,618 --> 01:13:16,018 For Svoboda! 718 01:13:23,826 --> 01:13:27,385 Tomáš, have you taken a look at them to external studies? 719 01:13:27,409 --> 01:13:28,719 Yes. 720 01:13:28,743 --> 01:13:31,510 I'd like to see it if you're done yet. 721 01:13:31,534 --> 01:13:32,841 Clear. 722 01:13:41,743 --> 01:13:44,916 Why are you so interested in external studies? 723 01:13:45,243 --> 01:13:47,483 Don't know. But it is. 724 01:13:53,409 --> 01:13:55,929 Since when have you been working for them? 725 01:14:04,326 --> 01:14:06,099 Since December. 726 01:14:10,826 --> 01:14:12,786 What have you told them? 727 01:14:15,576 --> 01:14:17,583 Just the tape thing. 728 01:14:18,659 --> 01:14:20,526 Just the tape thing. 729 01:14:25,451 --> 01:14:28,251 I try to watch our backs how can i 730 01:14:29,659 --> 01:14:32,926 If I hadn't done it, we would be behind bars. 731 01:14:40,076 --> 01:14:41,756 I won't tell anyone. 732 01:14:44,159 --> 01:14:46,679 But I can't act like nothing happened. 733 01:15:12,076 --> 01:15:14,223 - Milan, did you come? - Thank you. 734 01:15:18,743 --> 01:15:20,516 - Want? - Yes. 735 01:15:23,284 --> 01:15:25,552 He hadn't told us that he had a brother. 736 01:15:25,576 --> 01:15:28,983 Because he will be ashamed of me. 737 01:15:40,409 --> 01:15:42,552 Do you have wine or should I get more? 738 01:15:42,576 --> 01:15:44,816 Yes we have, but it brings more just the same. 739 01:15:48,951 --> 01:15:50,678 Well... 740 01:15:51,076 --> 01:15:53,923 - We are happy. - It's good for the team. 741 01:16:08,034 --> 01:16:10,928 you have fallen asleep with the children, right? 742 01:16:14,451 --> 01:16:17,531 - Should I turn off the music? - No, it's okay. 743 01:16:42,326 --> 01:16:43,913 Milan! 744 01:16:58,034 --> 01:16:59,341 A brain tumor. 745 01:17:00,159 --> 01:17:02,026 We don't know what phase it is in, 746 01:17:02,618 --> 01:17:05,418 nor do we know how it will evolve. 747 01:17:07,618 --> 01:17:09,111 Thank you. 748 01:17:17,368 --> 01:17:19,794 Listen to me, dear listeners. 749 01:17:21,076 --> 01:17:24,343 when I tell them to be in this studio 750 01:17:25,368 --> 01:17:28,774 talking to them as they go, so to speak, 751 01:17:29,034 --> 01:17:32,021 instead of reading a pre-established text, 752 01:17:32,659 --> 01:17:37,186 It's something I consider a victory for our nation. 753 01:17:40,284 --> 01:17:44,298 In recent months of our newly won freedom, 754 01:17:46,034 --> 01:17:49,208 please think in our editor-in-chief, 755 01:17:49,493 --> 01:17:53,879 Milan Weiner, who fights against a serious illness. 756 01:17:55,243 --> 01:17:56,969 In this new 757 01:17:57,868 --> 01:18:00,341 democratic socialism, 758 01:18:01,951 --> 01:18:05,871 finally try to find time to think 759 01:18:06,826 --> 01:18:11,819 in what really matters, who really matters 760 01:18:13,326 --> 01:18:15,006 in their lives. 761 01:18:19,243 --> 01:18:20,876 Good night. 762 01:19:57,284 --> 01:19:59,338 Happy Birthday! 763 01:20:53,659 --> 01:20:56,039 AUGUST 20 764 01:21:13,159 --> 01:21:14,419 Havlík here. 765 01:21:19,909 --> 01:21:21,496 Good night. 766 01:21:24,993 --> 01:21:27,653 Welcome, Mr. Havlík. Happens. 767 01:21:29,034 --> 01:21:31,760 I'm sorry to bring you here so late, 768 01:21:31,784 --> 01:21:34,304 but it is an emergency. 769 01:21:36,701 --> 01:21:38,008 Take a seat. 770 01:21:53,451 --> 01:21:57,091 You are one of the first people of the country to know it. 771 01:22:00,826 --> 01:22:05,819 At any time, the armies of Russia and the Warsaw Pact 772 01:22:06,284 --> 01:22:08,571 They will cross our borders. 773 01:22:12,201 --> 01:22:17,054 They are on their way to Prague. Their planes are already landing. 774 01:22:17,743 --> 01:22:22,363 you have to go to the radio to try to issue 775 01:22:25,951 --> 01:22:27,584 this news. 776 01:22:29,076 --> 01:22:31,927 He says that these armies represent 777 01:22:31,951 --> 01:22:35,918 international aid against fascism in Czechoslovakia. 778 01:22:37,243 --> 01:22:39,219 And that the leaders of our country 779 01:22:39,243 --> 01:22:41,529 they have opened the doors to these armies. 780 01:22:43,201 --> 01:22:44,741 But that... 781 01:22:45,826 --> 01:22:47,599 That's a lie. 782 01:22:50,284 --> 01:22:53,271 Try to do it as soon as possible. 783 01:22:58,993 --> 01:23:02,353 This is not the time to take risks. 784 01:23:05,493 --> 01:23:09,879 At this point, it's easy to choose sides. 785 01:23:15,534 --> 01:23:18,754 You need an infiltrator on Weiner's team. 786 01:23:19,743 --> 01:23:23,149 To be sure, however things turn out. 787 01:23:27,493 --> 01:23:29,546 Tomas, 788 01:23:34,868 --> 01:23:38,228 you have to understand it in context. 789 01:23:40,159 --> 01:23:44,469 The armies of five countries They march towards Czechoslovakia. 790 01:23:44,493 --> 01:23:46,686 Including the Soviet one. 791 01:23:48,284 --> 01:23:52,531 I don't think your parents wanted that you would play the hero. 792 01:23:53,534 --> 01:23:57,874 Nor would they like to see that you stop taking care of Pavel. 793 01:23:58,326 --> 01:24:03,553 That I can't go to college, nor have a decent life. 794 01:24:05,701 --> 01:24:07,474 And all because of you. 795 01:24:11,659 --> 01:24:13,153 Am I right or not? 796 01:24:14,326 --> 01:24:15,866 Don't know. 797 01:24:19,909 --> 01:24:23,083 I don't know what they would have liked to my parents. 798 01:24:30,909 --> 01:24:35,016 But I don't want the person my charge is ashamed of me. 799 01:24:38,576 --> 01:24:41,236 I don't know how to understand it in its context. 800 01:24:43,909 --> 01:24:46,803 If you broadcast something else on the radio, 801 01:24:47,076 --> 01:24:50,296 I won't have any other choice have to close the transmitters. 802 01:25:04,868 --> 01:25:08,469 - What are you doing? - Pack your bags, the Russians are coming. 803 01:25:08,493 --> 01:25:11,552 - As? - They invade us. Pack your bags. 804 01:25:11,576 --> 01:25:14,260 Wait. Are you running away? 805 01:25:14,284 --> 01:25:16,635 You are the one who leaves. I stay. 806 01:25:16,659 --> 01:25:20,019 Have you lost your mind? I'm not going to leave without you. 807 01:25:20,493 --> 01:25:21,659 Paul! 808 01:25:22,326 --> 01:25:24,969 Please pack your bags and leave. 809 01:25:24,993 --> 01:25:26,953 I have to go to the radio. 810 01:25:27,284 --> 01:25:28,964 Pavel, little brother, 811 01:25:29,284 --> 01:25:32,510 there is hidden money between the bathroom towels. 812 01:25:32,534 --> 01:25:36,081 Grab it and get out of the country while you can. 813 01:25:37,034 --> 01:25:38,481 Promise me. 814 01:25:39,451 --> 01:25:40,991 Promise me. 815 01:26:19,118 --> 01:26:20,564 Say? 816 01:26:53,826 --> 01:26:58,633 CZECHOSLOVAK RADIO 817 01:27:14,701 --> 01:27:17,361 It's true, they are landing in Prague. 818 01:27:27,326 --> 01:27:29,344 Sirs. I've been looking for you. 819 01:27:29,368 --> 01:27:32,260 We must connect the army control room. 820 01:27:32,284 --> 01:27:36,204 Take the security keys, plans and manuals. 821 01:27:39,993 --> 01:27:42,427 We can transmit from our control room 822 01:27:42,451 --> 01:27:44,802 or from the army control room. 823 01:27:44,826 --> 01:27:47,594 I will broadcast from all our offices. 824 01:27:47,618 --> 01:27:50,510 we will all share a single wired connection. 825 01:27:50,534 --> 01:27:54,361 We'll have to go through it, like a relay. 826 01:27:57,368 --> 01:27:58,677 What's happening? 827 01:27:58,701 --> 01:28:01,510 DIARY KOMSOMOLSKAYA PRAVDA. 828 01:28:01,534 --> 01:28:04,054 MOSCOW 829 01:28:10,868 --> 01:28:13,388 INTERNATIONAL AID FOR CZECHOSLOVAKIA 830 01:28:20,909 --> 01:28:22,496 Dobrovský, say. 831 01:28:24,409 --> 01:28:27,010 They might lock us all up sooner rather than later. 832 01:28:27,034 --> 01:28:32,010 Not just those IN THE AIR. It's okay if you decide to leave. 833 01:28:32,034 --> 01:28:33,802 But you have to do it now. 834 01:28:33,826 --> 01:28:36,177 We must close the building as soon as possible. 835 01:28:36,201 --> 01:28:39,385 It's a matter of time Let the troops find the radio. 836 01:28:39,409 --> 01:28:42,427 We will be broadcasting as long as we can. 837 01:28:42,451 --> 01:28:46,138 While our legitimate government continue in power. 838 01:29:01,451 --> 01:29:05,231 Dear listeners, do not turn off the radio. 839 01:29:05,368 --> 01:29:07,885 Wake up your loved ones and neighbors. 840 01:29:07,909 --> 01:29:11,969 We are about to make an announcement. Of exceptional importance. 841 01:29:15,409 --> 01:29:17,219 Good night. Good night. 842 01:29:17,243 --> 01:29:18,596 May God bless you. 843 01:29:23,909 --> 01:29:25,885 Karel Jezdinský, Czechoslovak Radio. 844 01:29:25,909 --> 01:29:29,802 We need Dubcek's statement as long as we remain in the air. 845 01:29:29,826 --> 01:29:32,299 We don't know how much time we have left. 846 01:30:00,034 --> 01:30:01,760 Have you lost your mind? 847 01:30:01,784 --> 01:30:05,424 Do you intend to tell them that they go to work so calmly? 848 01:30:05,451 --> 01:30:08,385 What do you expect to happen? when an angry mob 849 01:30:08,409 --> 01:30:10,323 run into the army? 850 01:30:18,868 --> 01:30:20,921 It is the government's statement. 851 01:30:23,034 --> 01:30:24,481 Yeah? 852 01:30:26,618 --> 01:30:27,924 I piss off. 853 01:30:59,868 --> 01:31:01,427 IN THE AIR 854 01:31:01,837 --> 01:31:03,377 Dear listeners, 855 01:31:04,701 --> 01:31:09,694 yesterday, August 20, around eleven at night, 856 01:31:09,951 --> 01:31:12,260 the armies of the Soviet Union, 857 01:31:12,284 --> 01:31:14,594 of the People's Republic of Poland, 858 01:31:14,618 --> 01:31:16,844 of the German Democratic Republic, 859 01:31:16,868 --> 01:31:19,010 of the Hungarian People's Republic 860 01:31:19,034 --> 01:31:21,344 and the People's Republic of Bulgaria 861 01:31:21,368 --> 01:31:26,501 they crossed the borders from Czechoslovakia. 862 01:31:27,534 --> 01:31:30,885 Has happened without consent of our president 863 01:31:30,909 --> 01:31:34,596 or the secretary general of the communist party, 864 01:31:34,826 --> 01:31:36,469 Alexander Dubček. 865 01:31:36,493 --> 01:31:39,885 The central committee of the party considers it an attack 866 01:31:39,909 --> 01:31:43,736 that violates the basic principles of international law. 867 01:31:43,784 --> 01:31:45,278 Also... 868 01:31:46,326 --> 01:31:49,779 To avoid spillage unnecessary blood. 869 01:31:50,909 --> 01:31:52,963 Karel, they don't listen to us. We have lost the connection. 870 01:31:55,701 --> 01:31:58,734 Excellent. Thank you. At your service. 871 01:32:04,284 --> 01:32:07,784 Call Dubcek. Hoffman has turned off the transmitter. 872 01:32:08,701 --> 01:32:11,361 Call Dubcek, dammit! I'll pass it on to you. 873 01:32:17,326 --> 01:32:20,079 LIBLICE TRANSMITTER 874 01:32:21,951 --> 01:32:24,094 Liblice transmitter, this is Jonášek. 875 01:32:24,118 --> 01:32:25,760 Czechoslovak Radio. 876 01:32:25,784 --> 01:32:29,284 Secretary General Alexander Dubcek wants to talk to you. 877 01:32:29,701 --> 01:32:31,148 Sorry? 878 01:32:48,951 --> 01:32:50,211 Of course. 879 01:33:15,951 --> 01:33:17,491 You bastards! 880 01:33:34,826 --> 01:33:38,279 We are with you! We are with you! 881 01:33:56,326 --> 01:33:59,499 We don't know how much longer we will be in the air, 882 01:33:59,826 --> 01:34:03,233 but we will continue live while we can. 883 01:34:10,951 --> 01:34:13,052 USSR 884 01:34:13,076 --> 01:34:14,927 NEWS 885 01:34:14,951 --> 01:34:17,751 Fascists in Czechoslovakia! We are saving Prague! 886 01:34:19,368 --> 01:34:22,010 It's an invasion, idiots! 887 01:34:22,034 --> 01:34:25,594 And what are you going to know? Fascist! 888 01:34:25,618 --> 01:34:28,385 Unfortunately, we have bad news. 889 01:34:28,409 --> 01:34:31,956 Soviet invaders They are shooting at civilians. 890 01:34:32,659 --> 01:34:37,186 There have been several deaths in Prague. The injured number in the hundreds. 891 01:34:37,368 --> 01:34:41,094 The troops confused the National Museum with the radio. 892 01:34:41,118 --> 01:34:44,344 And they opened fire on him incessantly for several minutes. 893 01:34:44,368 --> 01:34:46,934 Apparently, they are on their way. 894 01:34:47,201 --> 01:34:50,841 They are coming to stop this transmission. 895 01:34:53,243 --> 01:34:55,529 - We have no connection. - As? 896 01:34:56,618 --> 01:34:59,184 They have cut the connection with Prague. 897 01:35:03,576 --> 01:35:06,796 Dubcek, Svoboda! Dubcek, freedom! 898 01:35:20,868 --> 01:35:22,874 We continue in the studio... 899 01:35:34,409 --> 01:35:37,385 Dear listeners, we continue in the studio, 900 01:35:37,409 --> 01:35:40,552 but the tanks They are in front of our building, 901 01:35:40,576 --> 01:35:44,216 that is being protected by an unarmed crowd. 902 01:35:45,618 --> 01:35:50,760 Once again, we declare our support for the legitimate government, 903 01:35:50,784 --> 01:35:53,024 who does not approve of this invasion. 904 01:36:07,868 --> 01:36:09,828 Get out of here! 905 01:36:10,243 --> 01:36:12,436 Out! You have nothing to do here! 906 01:36:36,868 --> 01:36:39,594 EAST GERMANY EMBASSY 907 01:36:39,618 --> 01:36:42,744 EMBASSY OF THE SOVIET UNION 908 01:36:47,993 --> 01:36:51,969 Dubcek, Svoboda! Dubcek, freedom! 909 01:36:51,993 --> 01:36:55,679 Dubcek, Svoboda! Dubcek, freedom! 910 01:37:20,493 --> 01:37:25,859 Dubcek, Svoboda! Dubcek, freedom! 911 01:37:30,118 --> 01:37:32,591 Zdenek. Last name? 912 01:37:33,201 --> 01:37:35,208 Zdenek Simr. 913 01:37:35,951 --> 01:37:38,844 Hands up! Move! 914 01:37:43,576 --> 01:37:45,303 They are in the building. 915 01:37:45,701 --> 01:37:48,314 The troops are in the building. 916 01:37:48,868 --> 01:37:50,688 They are in the building. 917 01:37:58,951 --> 01:38:02,264 Vera, they're in the building. They're already coming here. 918 01:38:09,951 --> 01:38:13,552 Dear listeners, the troops They have entered the radio. 919 01:38:13,576 --> 01:38:16,427 Soon, they will reach the upper floors. 920 01:38:16,451 --> 01:38:19,219 In a few moments, we will play the national anthem, 921 01:38:19,243 --> 01:38:22,976 that will possibly mark the end of our transmission. 922 01:38:38,284 --> 01:38:39,824 Hands up! 923 01:38:40,368 --> 01:38:42,188 Out! Move! 924 01:38:42,701 --> 01:38:45,635 Get out of the building! Move! 925 01:38:45,659 --> 01:38:48,319 Go, go, go! 926 01:38:49,826 --> 01:38:51,413 Get out of the building! 927 01:39:05,909 --> 01:39:07,552 They are here. 928 01:39:07,576 --> 01:39:10,609 We are with you, we are with you! 929 01:40:15,243 --> 01:40:16,643 Let us pray. 930 01:40:49,868 --> 01:40:51,921 - Mr. Petranek! - I'm sorry. 931 01:40:59,076 --> 01:41:01,036 Destroy everything! 932 01:41:02,659 --> 01:41:07,373 Petránek, Štovícková, Dienstbier, Jezdinský, Cermák. Where are they? 933 01:41:14,784 --> 01:41:15,951 Hello. 934 01:41:23,409 --> 01:41:25,836 CHILDREN'S CLUB. SCOUT. 935 01:41:37,534 --> 01:41:40,177 - Have you seen what happened? - Yes. 936 01:41:40,201 --> 01:41:42,721 - Can I ask you some questions? - Yes. 937 01:41:46,326 --> 01:41:48,510 We are on Cerná Street, in Prague. 938 01:41:48,534 --> 01:41:50,634 ITALIAN EMBASSY IN PRAGUE 939 01:41:53,159 --> 01:41:55,166 - Hello. - Welcome. 940 01:42:01,743 --> 01:42:03,843 I'll pass you on to the BBC. 941 01:42:13,951 --> 01:42:15,584 Will it work? 942 01:42:16,493 --> 01:42:18,219 That depends on Tomáš. 943 01:42:55,034 --> 01:42:57,385 What are you doing here? Drop that! 944 01:42:57,409 --> 01:42:59,719 Where there is doubt, I put faith, 945 01:42:59,743 --> 01:43:02,135 where there is despair, I put hope, 946 01:43:02,159 --> 01:43:05,053 Where there is sadness, let me put joy, 947 01:43:05,118 --> 01:43:07,927 Where there is darkness, let me put your light, 948 01:43:07,951 --> 01:43:10,927 He says someone has to take care of it from the control room 949 01:43:10,951 --> 01:43:15,260 to carry out operations of the usual city. 950 01:43:15,284 --> 01:43:17,898 It would only cause more chaos. Is that what you want? 951 01:43:20,118 --> 01:43:23,469 I am a secret police agent. I am with you. 952 01:43:23,493 --> 01:43:25,033 He says he's from the secret police. 953 01:43:27,118 --> 01:43:29,871 Check that you are telling the truth. 954 01:43:57,576 --> 01:43:58,836 Simona. 955 01:44:03,743 --> 01:44:05,749 The printing press is running. 956 01:44:07,368 --> 01:44:09,427 TRUST THE GOVERNMENT. DO NOT HELP THE INVADER. 957 01:44:09,451 --> 01:44:12,251 GET OUT OF HERE, INVADERS! 958 01:44:14,659 --> 01:44:18,813 We have no news. We are waiting for you to contact us. 959 01:44:19,368 --> 01:44:23,054 They may have captured him. The troops are everywhere. 960 01:44:26,826 --> 01:44:28,226 He tells the truth. 961 01:44:32,826 --> 01:44:35,253 If he escapes, you're a dead man. 962 01:44:52,326 --> 01:44:55,052 The Plaza Carlos oven start baking. 963 01:44:55,076 --> 01:44:59,043 The distribution of bread resumes. Flour is rationed. 964 01:44:59,118 --> 01:45:02,719 Plaza Carlos bakes first. Karlín, 15 minutes later. 965 01:45:02,743 --> 01:45:04,423 The other ovens, later. 966 01:45:05,326 --> 01:45:06,913 We are connected. 967 01:45:08,201 --> 01:45:10,302 We are connected to the same line. 968 01:45:10,326 --> 01:45:12,635 We will organize ourselves in shifts 15 minutes 969 01:45:12,659 --> 01:45:14,552 waiting for the control room. 970 01:45:14,576 --> 01:45:17,469 Call the other regions. 971 01:45:17,951 --> 01:45:21,552 We are Czechoslovak Radio. 972 01:45:21,576 --> 01:45:23,260 We are back in the air! 973 01:45:23,284 --> 01:45:26,177 We give our support to our legitimate government 974 01:45:26,201 --> 01:45:29,427 and we condemn the invasion at the hands of the Warsaw Pact. 975 01:45:29,451 --> 01:45:31,344 We are with you! 976 01:45:31,368 --> 01:45:34,927 Mr. Director, the troops have taken radio control. 977 01:45:34,951 --> 01:45:37,471 Impossible. To the car. 978 01:45:38,493 --> 01:45:41,619 ARMY CONTROL ROOM 979 01:45:48,118 --> 01:45:52,969 We know that the first citizens They are fleeing Czechoslovakia. 980 01:45:52,993 --> 01:45:54,760 They apply for asylum in Austria. 981 01:45:54,784 --> 01:45:57,818 Yes, they apply for asylum in Austria. 982 01:46:00,951 --> 01:46:03,760 The population is burning soviet books 983 01:46:03,784 --> 01:46:06,969 they try to fight the overwhelming military force 984 01:46:06,993 --> 01:46:10,052 in ingenious ways to avoid a massacre. 985 01:46:10,076 --> 01:46:15,489 A large crowd gathers around the Soviet tanks... 986 01:46:20,993 --> 01:46:23,373 On the radio! Fast! 987 01:46:49,784 --> 01:46:51,184 Fuck! 988 01:46:52,368 --> 01:46:56,521 Dubcek, Svoboda! Dubcek, freedom! 989 01:46:58,701 --> 01:46:59,844 WE TRUST 990 01:46:59,868 --> 01:47:02,885 In the streets, The people call our leaders. 991 01:47:02,909 --> 01:47:04,802 According to several sources, 992 01:47:04,826 --> 01:47:07,635 the invaders have captured to our leaders. 993 01:47:07,659 --> 01:47:09,927 They are missing. 994 01:47:09,951 --> 01:47:13,552 The 18 year old student who blocked the path of the troops 995 01:47:13,576 --> 01:47:15,219 in front of the government building 996 01:47:15,243 --> 01:47:19,396 he was shot in the head. Many others have been injured. 997 01:47:33,784 --> 01:47:36,260 The control room of the army is active. 998 01:47:36,284 --> 01:47:38,851 Disconnect the main building, Get out of there. 999 01:47:41,326 --> 01:47:42,959 Okay, thank you. 1000 01:47:46,826 --> 01:47:48,366 That? 1001 01:48:09,326 --> 01:48:10,726 Who are you? 1002 01:48:18,868 --> 01:48:20,361 Don't move! 1003 01:48:30,909 --> 01:48:34,094 "Where the pine tree touches the star." 1004 01:48:34,118 --> 01:48:39,302 My blood is not wolf's. 1005 01:48:39,326 --> 01:48:42,639 - "And just one..." - What's going on here? 1006 01:48:47,368 --> 01:48:49,188 Go home, kid. 1007 01:48:50,159 --> 01:48:51,699 Go home. 1008 01:49:01,118 --> 01:49:02,798 Do not move! 1009 01:49:04,159 --> 01:49:06,026 Fucking traitors! 1010 01:49:08,868 --> 01:49:10,454 Do not move! 1011 01:49:35,493 --> 01:49:36,893 Fuck! 1012 01:49:47,243 --> 01:49:50,743 How is it possible that they are still in the air? 1013 01:49:50,951 --> 01:49:54,094 They are broadcasting from an army control room 1014 01:49:54,118 --> 01:49:56,052 made for times of war. 1015 01:49:56,076 --> 01:49:58,135 And what are we waiting for to go? 1016 01:49:58,159 --> 01:50:00,586 I have no fucking idea where it is. 1017 01:50:12,243 --> 01:50:16,219 Dear listeners, more studies join our broadcast. 1018 01:50:16,243 --> 01:50:19,677 We have news from Pilsen and Ceské Budejovice. 1019 01:50:19,701 --> 01:50:23,385 First, let's hear to the playwright Václav Havel 1020 01:50:23,409 --> 01:50:25,743 and Jan Tríska from Liberec. 1021 01:50:25,993 --> 01:50:29,119 Thank you so much. What is the situation there? 1022 01:50:34,409 --> 01:50:36,183 - To Podolí, yes? - Yes. 1023 01:50:53,784 --> 01:50:55,219 Stop! 1024 01:50:55,243 --> 01:50:56,510 Don't stop, don't stop. 1025 01:50:56,534 --> 01:50:57,934 High! 1026 01:50:58,743 --> 01:51:01,123 Stop that car! Stop that car! 1027 01:51:06,993 --> 01:51:08,813 Yes. 1028 01:51:09,576 --> 01:51:10,976 Without a doubt. 1029 01:51:20,951 --> 01:51:23,469 We have just been informed that in Podolí, 1030 01:51:23,493 --> 01:51:26,899 the Soviets have flown a car in the air. 1031 01:51:27,368 --> 01:51:30,681 There were some students at the wheel. handing out pamphlets. 1032 01:51:30,784 --> 01:51:35,124 In the absence of confirmation, there would be no survivors. 1033 01:53:35,784 --> 01:53:37,978 CZECHOSLOVAK RADIO 1034 01:53:43,618 --> 01:53:47,071 Na Františku hospital looking for volunteers 1035 01:53:47,618 --> 01:53:49,904 during the power outage, 1036 01:53:50,618 --> 01:53:53,594 which has also affected to other services, 1037 01:53:53,618 --> 01:53:55,438 as well as homes. 1038 01:53:56,659 --> 01:54:00,159 At the moment, we have no news of our leaders 1039 01:54:00,576 --> 01:54:02,909 from Moscow. 1040 01:54:06,409 --> 01:54:08,219 We will persist 1041 01:54:08,243 --> 01:54:11,323 while the leaders of our country 1042 01:54:12,409 --> 01:54:14,089 persist. 1043 01:54:23,326 --> 01:54:25,260 Shame on you, Moscow. 1044 01:54:25,284 --> 01:54:27,011 Shame, Budapest. 1045 01:54:27,534 --> 01:54:32,385 You should all be ashamed those of you who have brought violence, 1046 01:54:32,409 --> 01:54:35,583 evil, to a free Czechoslovakia. 1047 01:54:51,034 --> 01:54:52,052 That? 1048 01:54:52,076 --> 01:54:56,510 Dear listeners, the leaders They return from their negotiations in Moscow. 1049 01:54:56,534 --> 01:55:01,302 They ask the radio to connect with the study of the central committee 1050 01:55:01,326 --> 01:55:05,052 so that Alexander Dubcek can speak to the nation. 1051 01:55:05,076 --> 01:55:07,736 We are with you. 1052 01:55:23,076 --> 01:55:25,219 Czechoslovak leaders return 1053 01:55:25,243 --> 01:55:28,043 after six days negotiations in Moscow. 1054 01:55:28,368 --> 01:55:32,802 The people wait impatiently his words to the nation. 1055 01:55:32,826 --> 01:55:34,802 We have hope 1056 01:55:34,826 --> 01:55:37,439 to hear good news for our future. 1057 01:55:48,993 --> 01:55:51,344 They have arrived at the castle. 1058 01:55:51,368 --> 01:55:54,868 Dubcek's speech It should start in 15 minutes. 1059 01:55:55,451 --> 01:55:56,664 OK. 1060 01:56:12,743 --> 01:56:14,423 Yes, thanks. 1061 01:56:20,409 --> 01:56:21,594 Do you hear me? 1062 01:56:21,618 --> 01:56:22,635 Yes. 1063 01:56:22,659 --> 01:56:25,879 Connecting in three, two, one... 1064 01:56:58,076 --> 01:57:02,229 Dear citizens and comrades, 1065 01:57:02,743 --> 01:57:05,589 today we all know 1066 01:57:05,993 --> 01:57:10,094 that from now on, Things won't be easy. 1067 01:57:10,118 --> 01:57:12,264 Things will get complicated. 1068 01:57:12,493 --> 01:57:16,506 No matter what turns life takes... 1069 01:57:50,701 --> 01:57:53,760 Our nation is part 1070 01:57:53,784 --> 01:57:56,510 of the community of socialist nations... 1071 01:57:56,534 --> 01:57:58,728 He has given up. 1072 01:57:59,284 --> 01:58:01,804 And from socialist countries. 1073 01:59:22,701 --> 01:59:26,808 BORDER OF THE STATE OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1074 01:59:35,118 --> 01:59:38,011 WARNING. BORDER. 1075 02:00:12,243 --> 02:00:16,209 Tomáš, I don't know if I can continue living here. 1076 02:00:22,243 --> 02:00:24,109 Let's go together. 1077 02:00:26,159 --> 02:00:28,119 Pavel has left the country. 1078 02:00:29,243 --> 02:00:30,923 Let's go too. 1079 02:00:34,243 --> 02:00:35,969 We can't leave. 1080 02:00:38,826 --> 02:00:41,346 If not, everything will always remain the same. 1081 02:00:45,576 --> 02:00:49,823 Some are more useful outside, others are inside. 1082 02:00:55,159 --> 02:00:56,746 I brought you something. 1083 02:01:11,034 --> 02:01:12,528 So that you remember me. 1084 02:01:14,743 --> 02:01:16,423 Good luck. 1085 02:01:29,618 --> 02:01:32,278 Editorial of International Life. 1086 02:01:36,743 --> 02:01:39,260 - Can you get it approved? - Yes. 1087 02:01:39,284 --> 02:01:41,804 And bring me a coffee while you're at it. Thank you. 1088 02:01:47,701 --> 02:01:51,061 "HELLO, TOMÁŠ. I WRITE TO YOU FROM AUSTRIA..." 1089 02:01:51,951 --> 02:01:55,404 It is the last one they have distributed. 1090 02:01:58,951 --> 02:02:00,678 Can I answer you? 1091 02:02:10,701 --> 02:02:13,128 We want to give you another chance. 1092 02:02:14,951 --> 02:02:18,498 - What is this? - A letter to your colleagues. 1093 02:02:19,326 --> 02:02:23,135 An apology for your actions during the arrival of the armies. 1094 02:02:23,159 --> 02:02:25,594 And a rejection from his colleagues 1095 02:02:25,618 --> 02:02:29,304 who collaborated in the illegal transmission. 1096 02:02:30,951 --> 02:02:35,571 If you sign, everything will be a thing of the past. and you can continue on the radio. 1097 02:02:35,826 --> 02:02:37,226 As before. 1098 02:02:44,493 --> 02:02:45,706 Tomáš. 1099 02:02:56,993 --> 02:02:58,393 A pleasure. 1100 02:04:28,201 --> 02:04:29,741 Hello. 1101 02:04:35,284 --> 02:04:38,364 I thought you had applied for asylum in Austria. 1102 02:04:40,201 --> 02:04:41,694 That's how it is. 1103 02:04:42,909 --> 02:04:44,636 But I'm back. 1104 02:04:47,451 --> 02:04:48,944 Because? 1105 02:10:48,493 --> 02:10:51,177 THE JOURNALISTS THAT DID NOT SUBMIT TO THE REGIME 1106 02:10:51,201 --> 02:10:53,010 AND THEY DECIDED TO STAY IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1107 02:10:53,034 --> 02:10:55,469 THEY WERE PERSECUTED AND FORCED TO ACCEPT JOBS 1108 02:10:55,493 --> 02:10:57,453 THAT DID NOT FIT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS. 1109 02:10:57,826 --> 02:11:00,552 THEY AND THEIR FAMILIES SUFFERED PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL AGGRESSIONS 1110 02:11:00,576 --> 02:11:03,516 UNTIL THE REVOLUTION OF 1989. THEY PERSERVED. 1111 02:11:04,659 --> 02:11:08,019 DEDICATED TO EVERYONE THE BRAVE JOURNALISTS. 1112 02:11:08,784 --> 02:11:12,891 WE ARE WITH YOU.