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Mamon volume 6
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Things go wrong when Petr and Eva try to hand over the ransom. Now Petr must hunt down the last member of the Abraham Pact to save Michal, find Stella's killer and bring the truth to light.
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Burning Bush volume 2
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Acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) returns to a pivotal time in modern Czech history: the shocking act of a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, who in protest of the Soviet occupation, set himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square on the 16th of January 1969, and died four days later.
3) Ice Mother
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A widow, Hana lives alone in a big villa with only traditional weekly visits from her two belligerent sons and their families to look forward to. One day, while on a stroll, she rescues Brona, an affable ice swimmer, from drowning. This chance encounter invigorates Hana and introduces her to a new hobby and a welcome unexpected romance.
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Beauty in Trouble explores a young woman's romantic dilemma: torn between a primal connection and the need to provide for her children, she loves two men. Set against the back drop of the recent floods in Prague, Beauty in Trouble is full of unexpected twists, humor and amazing performances culminating in a surprising and paradox ending.
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Burning Bush volume 3
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Acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland (Europa, Europa) returns to a pivotal time in modern Czech history: the shocking act of a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, who in protest of the Soviet occupation, set himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square on the 16th of January 1969, and died four days later.
6) Repulse
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The fates of two dysfunctional, grieving families intersect in vile ways.
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After her husband's death, Eliska and her daughter move to a rural village in hopes of a fresh start. But it is not long before they hear the troubling tales of the mysterious woman who haunts the surrounding farm fields and abducts children in broad daylight. At first Eliska dismisses the rumors as a deranged fantasy. But when her daughter starts to show signs of abnormal and erratic behavior, Eliska realizes her new home is not safe. Now she must...
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Mamon volume 2
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Six months after his brother's suicide, Petr refuses to cover anything to do with Central Energy for his paper. But he's begun his own personal investigation, which leads him to a meeting with the new head of CE. The meeting turns bloody, convincing Petr there's a conspiracy at work.
10) Zátopek
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His nickname was "Czech locomotive", holder of eighteen world records, & famous for his three gold medals triumph at the 1952 Olympic Games. Emil Zátopek's grandiose success comes alive in the memories of his loved ones, friends, & rivals.
11) Pilate
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The mother loves her daughter; the daughter loves her mother. The tragedy of misunderstood love. The adaptation of Magda Szabó's novel translated into twelve languages.
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Mamon volume 3
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Police investigate Petr's involvement with Toman's death, while Petr and Stella push deeper into Central Energy's ties with foreign companies. Marie makes another big break that Max considers suspect. Petr's contacted by a man with information about a secret organization.
13) Winter Flies
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Two adolescent boys embark on a journey of misadventure in a stolen Audi, picking up a hitchhiker along the way. A story of boyhood friendship and the irrepressible desire to experience something even if you don't exactly know what.
14) Alois Nebel
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A train dispatcher encounters a mute stranger who appears out of nowhere, and finds himself mysteriously involved with a murder in Poland.
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At the end of the 1950s, this melodrama tells the story of a family torn apart by the war and the intergenerational conflict that occurs. As parents begin to piece together what true happiness should look like, their children push back with their own ideals. With communism hanging overhead, families must come together or risk falling apart.This autobiographical story from renowned writers Petr Jarchovsky and Jan Hrebejk highlights the importance of...
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Taking place between 1947 and 1953, this film tells the story of the owner of an exclusive hair salon in the center of Prague who employs his entire family. As war wages around them, they continuously escape death only to face obstacles that continue to weaken their hope. As they try to find a home in the broken world, they come together and discover just how strong they truly are. An autobiographical story told by the successful Czech author duo...
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Mamon volume 4
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Petr tracks down a new lead who's in fear for his life, while Michal tracks down his father's past. Toman's wife is in fear for her children's safety when a dangerous man demands she hand something over. When Eva learns of the threat, Petr's warnings seem justified.
19) Faust
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Jan Svankmajer's Faust is a rendering of the infamous Dr. Faustus fable of temptation and damnation. Borrowing freely from both Marlowe and Goethe and ancient folktales and timeless myths, the story follows a lonely Czech businessman who sells his soul to the devil in return for 24 years of self-indulgence. A visually fantastic combination of live-action, claymation, puppet theatre, stop-motion animation, and other special effects, Svankmajer creates...
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Taking place in the 1940s during the German occupation in Czechoslovakia, this installment follows the story of three young women and two small children as they await the return of their imprisoned husbands and fathers. The women, forced into a family union by the war, are being helped greatly by family friend and doctor, Jiri. A telling melodrama full of fidelity, desire, guilt, and love, this portrait created by the successful Czech duo of authors...