History of Disobedience

director: Ivo Bystřičan

original title: Dějiny neposlušnosti

country: Czech Republic

year: 2017

running time: 56 min.

synopsis

An alternative history of Czechoslovakia, this five-part TV series explores the evolution of the environmental movement since the 1950s and how it negotiated its position with the communist regime. This unknown story comes alive through protagonists who were direct participants in the events – and co-authors of the revolution, whether consciously or not.

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biography

Director, screenwriter, dramaturge, and columnist. He studied sociology at Masaryk University and documentary filmmaking at FAMU. As a screenwriter and director, he has worked many times with Czech Television and in his documentary work, he deals primarily with social and political issues. In the past he worked as a film reporter and commentator, editor-in-chief of New Presence magazine, and as a sociologist in the nonprofit sector.

more about film

director:	Ivo Bystřičan
cast:	Pavel Trpák
producer:	Lenka Poláková
script:	Ivo Bystřičan
photography:	Ivo Bystřičan
editing:	Adam Patyk

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