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Dukla 61 (2018)

Dukla 61 poster
Directed by
David Ondříček
Genre
drama film, disaster film, drama television series, historical film
Country
Czech Republic
Runtime
2h 34m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Czech film about a mining disaster that took place in 1961. It follows a family whose father and son both work at the Dukla Mine when a catastrophic explosion traps 108 miners underground.

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What happens

Dukla 61 is a 2018 Czech disaster film directed by David Ondříček. The film is set in 1961 when a mining disaster at Dukla Mine in Dolní Suchá killed 108 miners. The film focuses on a family of a man who works at the mine along with his son. The film premiered at Finále Plzeň Film Festival. The first part was broadcast on 27 May 2018. It was viewed by 952,000 people. The second part was broadcast on 3 June 2018 and was viewed by 1,130,000 people. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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