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Long Live the Republic! (1965)

Long Live the Republic! poster
Original title
Ať žije republika
Directed by
Karel Kachyňa
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
2h 14m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is set in a Moravian village in 1945. It follows a 12-year-old boy named Piňda during the end of World War II.

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What happens

Long Live the Republic! (Czech: Ať žije republika) is a 1965 Czechoslovak film directed by Karel Kachyňa and written by Jan Procházka. Set in a Moravian village in 1945, it follows a story of a 12-year-old boy named Piňda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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