Underplayed Gems

Rédl (2018)

Rédl poster
Directed by
Jan Hřebejk
Genre
crime film, thriller film, thriller television series, crime television series
Country
Czech Republic
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1992, as Czechoslovakia splits, a military prosecutor investigates organized crime during the withdrawal of Soviet troops. The story connects real events with a fictional prosecution of a general. It shows a society struggling with its past.

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What happens

Rédl is a 2018 Czech crime miniseries directed by Jan Hřebejk. It stars Ondřej Sokol as a Military Prosecutor Roman Rédl. The series depicts atmosphere in a society that complexly seeks to deal with its past. The plot is set in the era of the division of Czechoslovakia: At the end of 1992, military prosecutor Roman Rédl (Ondřej Sokol) fights organized crime against the background of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Eastern Europe. The author of the original of this fictional story is screenwriter Miro Šifra. He connected real events in the story: the trial of General Aloiz Lorenz (named Lt. Gen. Josef Ferenc in the series) and the withdrawal of Soviet troops from territory of East Germany through Czechoslovakia. The series was introduced on 5 November 2018 and premiered from 11 November to 2 December 2018 on ČT1; was a great success, was awarded at two festivals and received a nomination for the Czech Lion awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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