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Elective Affinities (1968)

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Original title
Spřízněni volbou
Directed by
Karel Vachek
Genre
documentary film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary records a key moment in Czechoslovakian politics in March 1968 when a hardline leader resigned and a moderate communist took over. It shows the political figures and public mood just months before the Prague Spring was crushed by invasion.

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