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Amnesty(2019)
Status: Released
Date: 2019-10-31
67%
3 Votes
Time: 2h 10m
not everyone deserves freedom
Overview:
Inspired by true events of the 1989 Czech and Slovak Velvet Revolution and Václav Havel's controversial release of 23000 prisoners. In addition to the story of three families affected by communist persecution, the film Amnesty also deals with the uprising of prisoners in Leopoldov, which required military intervention. The uprising was preceded by a broad amnesty granted by Václav Havel in January 1990, just a few days after his election as Czechoslovak president.
Languages: Czech, Slovak.
Countries:
Czech Republic,
Slovakia
ProductionCompanies: 
HomeMedia Production
Movie: Amnesty
Top 10 Billed Cast
Juraj Bača
Lupko
Natalia Germani
Lupková
Anna Geislerová
Kelemenová
Marek Vašut
Čierny
Marek Majeský
Kelemen
Gregor Hološka
Jana Oľhová
Čierná
Roman Luknár
Norbert Lichý
Ján Jackuliak
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Overview
Inspired by true events of the 1989 Czech and Slovak Velvet Revolution and Václav Havel's controversial release of 23000 prisoners. In addition to the story of three families affected by communist persecution, the film Amnesty also deals with the uprising of prisoners in Leopoldov, which required military intervention. The uprising was preceded by a broad amnesty granted by Václav Havel in January 1990, just a few days after his election as Czechoslovak president.
Release Date
2019-10-31
Average
6.7
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
not everyone deserves freedom
Genres
Languages:
ČeskýSlovenčina
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