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The story of sculptor Otakar Švec, who, as chance would have it, was awarded the commission for designing the giant Stalin´s monument on the Letná plain overlooking the centre of Prague, takes place on the background of a turbulent time. Paradoxically all he wished for was to keep the love of his beautiful wife Vlasta, the respect of his colleagues, and last but not least, to live in a dignified way. Apart from the Švec couple, it is also the story of Pavel, young student of sculpting, who – by the respect for his teacher and at the same time because of his irresistible attraction by Vlasta, creates a complicated relational triangle. In contrast with the huge mass of the granite monument, the fate of the humans is heading for a tragic end.
HD | 99´ | © 2017
director(s): Viktor Polesný
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Viktor Polesný
director of photography: David Ployhar
cast: Jan Novotný, Zuzana Stivínová, Martin Kraus, Vladimír Polívka, Petra Nesvačilová, Patricie Solaříková and others
rights available: TV, Video, Internet
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English