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Amnesty
“not everyone deserves freedom”
5.8 / 10• 2019• 2h 10m•NR• Slovak
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Juraj Bača
Lupko
Lead
Natalia Germani
Lupková
Anna Geislerová
Kelemenová
Marek Vašut
Čierny
Marek Majeský
Kelemen
Gregor Hološka
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Jana Oľhová
Čierná
Roman Luknár
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jonáš Karásek's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Amnesty is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
