Gottland

Aug 19, 2014

1h 40m

★ 7.0

Overview

Gottland provides an unconventional look at Czechoslovak 20th century history. Inspired by the bestselling book “Gottland” from the Polish journalist Mariusz Szczygiel, this feature-length film is comprised of short stories portraying peculiar fates. Young documentary film makers from renowned Prague Film School FAMU, inspired by the book, take a closer look at the history of post-war Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic, in order to discover new heroes and remind us of the ones that were forgotten or erased from the history.

Genres

History

Documentary

Animation

Production Companies

Nutprodukce

Česká televize

BFILM

Centrala Film

FAMU

Odra-Film

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