Cases of the New Millennium - Vrbětice, or Russian State Terrorism

synopsis

Russia never stopped regarding the independent Czech Republic as part of its sphere of influence. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it continued its systematic efforts to infiltrate Czech political, economic and security circles, with some senior politicians willingly facilitating these efforts. On 17 April 2021, relations between the Czech Republic and Russia reached a major turning point. The Czech government announced that it had reasonable grounds to suspect that agents of the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service, were responsible for the 2014 explosions at ammunition depots in Vrbětice. The blasts killed two Czech citizens.

biography

Michael Kaboš is a director, cinematographer and producer. He studied documentary directing at VŠMU in Bratislava and cinematography at FAMU in Prague. His graduation film received the Jaroslav Kučera Honourable Mention from the Association of Czech Cinematographers. He has worked as a cinematographer on numerous documentary and fiction films. As a director and producer, he focuses on documentaries exploring art, history and social issues.

film details

director:	Michael Kaboš
producer:	Lenka Poláková
script:	Vojtěch Blažek, Michael Kaboš
photography:	Michael Kaboš
editing:	Michael Kaboš
sound:	Jakub Krajíček