29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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Stories of 20th Century - Frontier Guards
Stories of 20th Century - Frontier Guards
Stories of 20th Century - Frontier Guards
Stories of 20th Century - Frontier Guards
Stories of 20th Century - Frontier Guards

Stories of 20th Century - Frontier Guards

Radim Špaček / Czech Republic / 2019 / 26 min.


synopsis

In December 1989, the "Iron Curtain" that separated the Soviet Bloc from the Western world fell. Cutting the wires from the previously impenetrable borders is probably the most memorable symbol of the continent’s newly acquired freedom. But how did the former Border Patrol Officers see the events at the time? Their main task was not to patrol the borders against dangers from the outside world, but rather to hunt down citizens from Czechoslovakia and other countries of the Soviet Bloc who were trying to escape into the democratic world.  

more about film

director: Radim Špaček
producer: Martina Šantavá
script: Adam Drda
photography: Martin Šesták, Robert Portel, Jan Vlnas
editing: Adam Patyk
sound: Adam Levý

contact

ČESKÁ TELEVIZE
Martina Šantavá
Kavčí Hory
140 70 / Prague 4 / Czech Republic
martina.santava@ceskatelevize.cz
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz

Film at festival

festival edition:2019
section:Czech Television Documentaries
format:Video File
language:Czech
colour:Colour

Info

director:Radim Špaček
original title:Příběhy 20. století II - Pohraničníci
country:Czech Republic
year:2019
running time:26 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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