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Milada (2017)

Milada poster
Directed by
David Mrnka
Genre
drama film, biographical film, historical film
Country
Czech Republic, United States
Runtime
2h 04m
Rated
14
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A biographical film about Milada Horakova, a Czech politician executed by the communist regime on false charges. It follows her life and political activism leading up to her trial and death.

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What happens

Milada is a 2017 Czech biographical film written, produced and directed by David Mrnka. Produced in the English language, it stars Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer as Milada Horáková. The film was a Czech-American co-production by Loaded Vision Entertainment. The movie follows the life of Milada Horáková (1901–1950), a politician who was hanged by the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia on fabricated charges of conspiracy and treason. The film won two Czech Lions (costume design; makeup and hairstyling). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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