''Occupation'' ( cs, Okupace) is a 2021 Czech comedy drama film directed by

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. In addition to Nohejl, Marek Šindelka and Vojtěch Mašek also participated in the script. The film was based on a story from the period of normalization, when a Russian soldier walks into the theater after the performance among the celebrating actors and the actors have to decide how to deal with the hated occupier. Martin Pechlát, Cyril Dobrý, Antonie Formanová, Otakar Brousek, Tomáš Jeřábek, Pavel Neškudla, Alexej Gorbunov and Vlastimil Venclík appeared in the main roles. The band Kill the Dandies!, who also appeared in the film, contributed to the film's soundtrack. The film was co-produced by

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, with the support of the State Cinematography Fund. The film premiered in Czech cinemas on 5 August 2021. The film went through cinemas without much attention from the audience, but was praised by critics. It won four

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and three

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(script, music and Formanová for Best Supporting Actress). The international premiere took place in November 2021 in Tallinn at the Black Nights Film Festival. Here, the film was selected for the First Features competition section, intended for debut films.

Cast

* as Jindřich *Otakar Brousek as director *Cyril Dobrý as Vladimír * Antonie Formanová as Milada *Pavel Neškudla as Petr *Tomáš Jeřábek as Antonín *Alexej Gorbunov as Russian *Vlastimil Venclík as Josef *Lucie Roznětínská as bartender *Anton Tatatu as Russian soldier *Alisher Fakhrijev as Russian soldier

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