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directed by Tomáš Mašín from a screenplay written by Marek Epstein. The film is based on the novel ''The Testament'' by Barbara Mašín.https://english.radio.cz/barbara-masin-tells-story-her-familys-fight-against-dictatorship-8625688 It is based on a controversial story of Josef Mašín and Ctirad Mašín. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the

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Plot

The film follows brothers Josef and Ctirad Mašín, sons of

Josef Mašín Josef Mašín (26 August 1896 – 30 June 1942) was an army officer of Czechoslovakia and member of the underground resistance against the Nazis. He was the father of Josef and Ctirad Mašín. Biography Josef Mašín was born in Lošany near Ko ...

who put up armed resistance against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia during the period 1951–1953.

Cast

* Oskar Hes as

* Jan Nedbal as

Ctirad Mašín Ctirad () (Polish: Czcirad) is a Slavic origin male given name derived from the elements: čest / chest "honour" and rad "care, joy". Maybe, it means "he honours advice" or "worshiping advice". Name Days Czech: ''16 January'' Nicknames Cti ...

* Adam Ernest as

Milan Paumer Milan Paumer (April 7, 1931 – July 22, 2010) was a member of a militant Czechoslovak anticommunist resistance group that attracted worldwide fame – and notoriety – for killing seven men in the early 1952s in robberies of money and arms an ...

* Matyáš Řezníček as Václav Švéda * Tony Mašek as Zbyněk Janata * Tatiana Dyková as Zdena Mašínová * Karolína Lea Nováková as Nenda Mašínová *

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as Ctibor Novák *

Stefan Konarske Stefan Konarske (born in Stade, Germany on 28 February 1980) is a German film, television and stage actor. Biography Konarske studied in Paris before returning to Germany where he had his start as a young actor in a private Hamburg theatre compa ...

as Captain Koller * Saro Emirze as Commissioner Haneke * Charles Lemming as Oberst Hoffmann *

Matěj Hádek Matěj Hádek (born 29 November 1975 in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1 ...

as Zbyněk Roušar * Karel Dobrý as STB Colonel * Alžběta Malá as Hanka *

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as Vladimir Hradec * Daniela Kolářová as Grandma Ema *

Marián Mitaš Marián Mitaš (born 24 September 1980) is a Slovak actor, radio DJ and puppeteer. Selected filmography *''Time of the Wolf'' (2003) *''Mesto tieňov'' (television, 2008) *'' The House'' (2011) *''Candidate'' (2013) *'' Búrlivé víno'' (tel ...

(voiced by

Pavel Řezníček Pavel Řezníček (30 January 1942 – 19 September 2018) was a Czech people, Czech writer and surrealist poet. In addition to his writing career, he was also a translator from French, including works by Joyce Mansour, Ambroise Vollard, Benjamin ...

) *David Bowles as Captain Clark * Adam Vacula as ensign Adam * Fritz Fenne as Major Vopo

Production

The film is based on a book ''Zatím dobrý'' by Jan Novák which tells story of Mašín group escape from Czechoslovakia. The film is directed by Tomáš Mašín a distant relative of Mašín brothers. He started preparations of the film in 2010. Mašín had problem to find finances but in 2019 he gained foundation 15 million CZK from Czech film fund but shooting was stalled due to

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. The film also gained 1.5 million CZK on crowdfunding site Hithit. During May 2022 filmmakers were choosing locations for filming, worked on costumes and were casting supporting roles. Oskar Hes and Jan Nedbal were chosen for main roles. Shooting started in early August 2022. Shooting concluded on 6 December 2022. First trailer for the film was released on 16 June 2023. Final trailer was released on 12 September 2023.

Release

Premiere in Czech theatres was scheduled for 26 October 2023 which is a seventy years anniversary of Mašíns escape to West Germany. It is distributed by CinemArt in the Czech Republic.

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