Jan Vondráček Movies

The last six months of the life of Jan Palach, who self-immolated to protest against the invasion of Czechoslovakia to crush of Prague Spring.

The history of one idea with monstrous consequences, presented in the style of old newsreels and interspersed with quotes from Patrik...

Set against the majestic mountains of central Slovakia, first time director Vladimir Balko explores the difficulties and challenges one former inmate...

Milan Rastislav Štefánik was the first Slovak to circumnavigate the world, to climb Mont Blanc, to survive the shooting down of his...

A fairy tale based on motifs taken from Josephine tales. Like Josef II, the fictitious emperor Maxmilián often disappears from the castle in...

On the eve of May Day, a Prague actor’s insistence on “doing the maypole right” sparks a drunken village bet and regretful...

"Why is my son stupid?" laments the poor Roma coal miner. His son Dilino is a nice boy, but he still causes his parents a lot of worry. He hasn't...

Young married couple Hana and Dan form a chamber duo. They are young and have their whole lives ahead of them. She sings and he accompanies her on...

Olga, a spirited 90-year-old gulag survivor, lives with her daughter Hana in a modest, aging home, their relationship marked by unspoken scars from...

One day in the life of a young taxi driver. Prague taxi driver Jarda wants to celebrate his birthday. He has everything nicely planned and under...

The first Czech feature-length brickfilm - that is, a film made using stop-motion animation with Lego bricks. It is a non-commercial film based on...

The year 1968 came and went, and the world—at least for us—began to change dramatically. Few people expected the change to be so great...

They returned home to Czechoslovakia, believing that the long-awaited peace would come. However, history decided otherwise. Over two and a half...

Criminal comedy, a second movie from the "Chief" series.

The new owner Štěpán arrives at the castle at the foot of the Krkonoš Mountains with his fiancée, the beautiful...

Nina is pregnant with Jakub. Today, he introduces her to his family. They’re all gathered in the hospital at the bedside of his grandfather....

King Jaroslav and Queen Anna rule over the kingdom of humans. At first glance, it is clear that they do not elevate themselves above others; their...

After the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops, everyone is packing their bags to leave the country. Martin Ivánek, who has just...