Zdeňka Žádníková Volencová

The true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.

A dramatic story of a mother and daughter set in the late 1980s. The film tells the story of Lilian, a young mother whose life has not been easy. She has an intellectual disability and, to make matters worse, suffered a traumatic assault during her adolescence. The relatively idyllic life she shares with Mrs. Holasová, who cares for both Lilian and her young daughter Malvína, is shattered by the death of the eldest member of this three-generation trio of women. Lilian and Malvína’s lives are thus turned upside down literally from one moment to the next.

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Everyone thinks they have crazy relatives. But in this family, dad lives in the closet.

Christmas is approaching... By the river, in the winter fog, a woman huddles. She is a merchant from a nearby shop. She would give her right arm for a penny, so even the frost cannot dampen her joy at her Christmas catch. The carp will be fresh and, best of all, free! But the greedy merchant isn't satisfied. She plunges her net into the water again. "Let me go, good woman..." a gentle voice suddenly calls out from the river. The merchant can't believe her eyes—a magical mermaid has been caught in her nets!

Three sixteen year-old friends on a summer holiday are trying to lose their virginity. Finally they succeed with a help of a local girl Lenka (Vankova).

Jack, at an all-time low in a Los Angeles hotel, hires an escort from Prague named “Scheherazade.” As she weaves intricate tales of young lovers, their stories begin to blur with the passionate connection developing between them. Jack starts to question which story is real and who Scheherazade truly is. Scheherazade’s Tale explores storytelling, identity, and the thin line between fiction and reality.

It would never occur to a confident and proud ruler that someone somewhere is counting his misdeeds and that punishment will soon follow. Only when he becomes an exile and has to live like an ordinary person and work does he find a new approach to life and ultimately become a wise and just ruler.

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It is often only a few hundred meters from the chemical laboratory to the nearest pharmacy. But on this journey, the drug molecule undergoes a process worth hundreds of millions of dollars, often involving thousands of people. That is, the molecule that is lucky enough to reach its destination. The play Elegance of the Molecule follows three such substances and their three "fathers," one of whom was the brilliant Czech chemist Professor Antonín Holý. It explores the creation and dramatic industrial development of substances from Czech chemical laboratories that today treat AIDS in more than sixty percent of patients worldwide. Otto Wichterle had his famous story about how he built a device for centrifuging the first contact lenses using a Merkur construction kit. Petr Zelenka's play looks for such a "Merkur" in the life of chemist Antonín Holý.

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Live broadcast of the prestigious awards ceremony for outstanding achievements by Czech scientists from the Prague State Opera, combined with a performance of Petr Zelenka's play Elegance of the Molecule by the Dejvice Theater.

When their father is falsely accused of witchcraft and departs to clear his name, five resourceful siblings must band together to stop their scheming neighbor’s bid to seize their family’s fortress.

A man decides to take the madness of the world around him as inspiration.

This loose sequel to the fairy tale Crossed Swords reunites you with the clever and brave Princess Alexandra, who is now accompanied by her loyal and beloved husband Valentin. An exciting story of the royal family awaits you, full of intrigue that will be revealed in due course. The evil, vengeful Duke Gaston cannot accept that his older brother has gained the crown and with it all the power, and he weaves vile intrigues and evil plots with the generous help of the old magician Oton and his mute assistant Alík. The Duke longs to get rid of three people in particular who prevented him from achieving ultimate victory when he was already...

A comedy about how extremely difficult it is to uncover the truth through gossip and rumors. Live broadcast of Pirandello's comedy from the Dejvice Theater on the tenth anniversary of ČT art... The Ponzos are strange. They moved in recently, don't socialize with anyone, and what's more, no one has ever seen Mrs. Ponza. Rumor has it that her husband has forbidden her to leave the house and see her mother, though it's not clear that it's really her mother. The question arises as to whether Mr. Ponza or his mother-in-law are crazy.

When the princess rejected the Lord of Evil Water, she had no idea how cruel his revenge would be. Water disappeared from the kingdom, and its inhabitants now realize how great a treasure clear, clean water is. You will learn about the courage it took to bring life-giving water back to the kingdom in Jan Jílek's fairy tale.

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