''Božena'' is a 2021 Czech Biographical miniseries directed by director Lenka Wimmerová. It is a miniseries about
Božena Němcová
Božena Němcová () (4 February 1820 in Vienna – 21 January 1862 in Prague) was a Czech writer of the final phase of the ''Czech National Revival'' movement.
Her image is featured on the 500 CZK denomination of the Česká koruna.
Biography ...
. Czech Television planned to broadcast it in 2020, the year of the bicentenary of the writer's birth, but in the end it was moved to the beginning of 2021. Božena Němcová was portrayed by Anna Kameníková and Anna Geislerová while her husband Josef was portrayed by Jan Hájek.
The first episode premiered on 3 January 2021 on
ČT1
ČT1 (ČT Jedna, Česká televize 1, "''Jednička''") is a Czech public television channel operated by Czech Television. ČT1 is a general-purpose channel, broadcasting family-oriented television, Czech films, news, and documentaries.
History ...
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The last episode was broadcast for the first time by Czech Television on 24 January 2021.
Cast and characters
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Anna Kameníková as Barbora (Božena) Němcová, younger (episode 1 and 2)
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Anna Geislerová
Anna Geislerová is a Czech actress. The recipient of five Czech Lion awards, three for Best Leading Actress and a further two for Best Supporting Actress, Geislerová is best known for her role of Eliška in the Academy Award-nominated movie ...
as Božena Němcová (episode 3 and 4)
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Jan Hájek as Josef Němec
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Lukáš Melník as medician Josef Čejka
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Jan Budař
Jan Budař (born 31 July 1977) is a Czech actor, director, singer, composer and script writer.
Biography
Budař was born in Frýdlant near Liberec. He graduated from the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU) in Brno in 2000. He ...
as medician Vilém Dušan Lambl
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Eva Josefíková
Eva or EVA may refer to:
* Eva (name), a feminine given name
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
* Eva (Dynamite Entertainment), a comic book character
* Eva (''Devil May Cry''), in the ''Devil May Cry'' video game series
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as Antonie Reissová, Božena's friend
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Ondřej Malý as
František Ladislav Čelakovský
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Martin Myšička
Martin Myšička (born 9 March 1970) is a Czech actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 1996. He won the 'Talent of the Year' award at the Alfréd Radok Awards while still at university. He has been performing at the for more th ...
as Václav Staněk
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Klára Suchá as Karolina Staňková
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Kryštof Hádek
Kryštof Hádek (born 10 March 1982 in Prague) is a Czech actor.
He studied at the People's School of Art and at the Prague Conservatory, from which he was expelled in the fourth year for a high amount of absences, which originated when Hádek b ...
as Jaroslav Pospíšil, publisher
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Edita Valášková as Manka, Němec family servant
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Veronika Divišová as Dora Němcová, Božena's and Josef's daughter
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Prokop Zach as Karel Němec, Božena's and Josef's son
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Sebastian Vopěnka as Jaroslav Němec, Božena's and Josef's son
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Marek Daniel as Petr Faster
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Jan Nedbal as Václav Bolemír Nebeský
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Viktor Zavadil as tajný
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Vladimír Javorský
Vladimír Javorský (born 2 May 1962 in Ostrava
Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the co ...
as Johann Pankel, Božena's father
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Lucie Žáčková as Tereza Panklová, Božena's mother
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Václav Matějovský as
Karel Havlíček Borovský
Karel Havlíček Borovský (; 31 October 1821 – 29 July 1856) was a Czech writer, poet, critic, politician, journalist, and publisher.
Early life and education
He lived and studied at the gymnasium in Německý Brod (today Havlíčkův Brod, ...
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Martin Finger as páter Václav Štulc
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Vladimír Škultéty as Karel Jaromír Erben
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Elizaveta Maximová as
Johana Mužáková, née. Rottová
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Brigita Cmuntová as Žofie Rottová
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Adam Joura as Hanuš Jurenka, Božena's lover
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Jiří Maryško as František Náprstek-Halánek
References
External links
Official page*
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Czech Television original programming
Czech biographical television series
Czech historical television series
2021 Czech television series debuts
2021 Czech television series endings
Czech television miniseries
Czech Lion Awards winners (television series)