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Ticho

Milan Maryska
1969 Czechoslovakia 11 minutes no words

Silence reigns in this film, which forcefully conveys the atmosphere surrounding the death of the student Jan Palach, who burnt himself to death to protest against the Soviet occupation. The silence in the hospital room and that of the crowd at the funeral procession are broken only by a song composed in homage to the young man.

Production :
Krátký Film Praha a.s
Distribution :
Krátký Film Praha a.s
Editing :
Vlasta Styblíková
Photography :
Vladimir Smutný; Jan Seidl

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