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in the 1950s. The title role in the series, the young actor Stanislav Láník, is played by

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. Láník finds himself in a difficult situation: State Security takes advantage of his homosexuality and uses him as bait to compromise influential figures, in exchange for help with his acting career.

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and Adrian Jastraban also star in the series. The three-part series was broadcast every Sunday evening on the

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channel from 11 to 25 October 2020.

Cast

as Standa Láník *

as Anežka Láníková, Standa's sister *

as Božena Hrubá, Standa's and Anežka's grandmother *

as Captain Jindřich Korčák, StB officer * Adrian Jastraban as Karel Štěpánský, landlord and Communist * Jan Nedbal as Zdeněk Špork, Anežka's fiancée * Luboš Veselý as Professor Viktor Hél * Pavel Batěk as Colonel Vladimír Kempný * Elizaveta Maximová as Marta Švarcová, actress * Judit Bárdos as Eva Doležalová, amateur actress * Alexander Bárta as Daneš * Julius Oračko as Farkaš * Vasil Fridrich as Vaněk * Jevgenij Libezňuk as Colonel Blochin *

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as Pasák * Dana Černá as secretary * Jiří Šimek as Karel Semerád

Episodes

Reception

Awards and nominations

The series was nominated for the prestigious TV award

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alongside well-known European series such as My Brilliant Friend or

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. In January 2021, the series was nominated for the Czech Film Critics' Award in the non-cinema category. In the same month, the Czech Film and Television Academy also announced the nominations for the Czech Lions. The series received 7 nominations in the following categories: best actress in a leading role (Jenovéfa Boková), best actor in a leading role (Jan Cina), best actress in a supporting role (Elizaveta Maximová), best screenplay (Petr Bok and Pavel Gotthard), best cinematography (Martin Žiaran), best editing (Marek Kráľovský) and best television film or miniseries. It has won in best television film or miniseries category.

References

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