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    Citizen Havel

    Czech poster of the movie Citizen Havel
    Obcan Havel
    Czech Republic
    2008     Documentary    
    Original lang: Czech

    After the split of Czechoslovakia in 1992 former political dissident, playwright and outspoken essayist Vaclav Havel became the first president of a new country, the Czech Republic. A former enemy of the state and leader of the Velvet Revolution, Havel was given a popular mandate to transform that state and its institutions. On taking his new office, Havel invited his friend the documentarist Pavel Koutecky to capture the birth of their new nation. Filmed over ten years, this understated, witty and considered documentary gives a fascinating insight into Czech politics and the man who helped shape the history of the new republic.

    Directed byMiroslav Janek
    Written byPavel Koutecký

    Featuring

    Václav Havel
    Ivan Medek
    Mick Jagger
    + MORE

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