The screening will start with the Czech film “Havel”, to be followed by “The Teacher” (SK) on October 12^th, “Kolya” (CZ) on October 18^th  and will finish with “The Auschwitz Report” (SK) on October 19^th .

All movies will start at 19.00 hours and the entrance is free.

“Havel” brings the story of one of the most prominent figures in Czechoslovak history. The film focuses on President Havel’s tumultuous personal life, which is dominated by struggle for truth and the right cause, persecution, imprisonment, as well as love relationships.

“Kolya”, directed by Jan Sverak, is a movie about a middle-aged man who unexpectedly becomes the father of a Russian boy. The story begins in 1988 as the Soviet block is beginning to disintegrate. Kolya has won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Golden Globe Award for best Foreign Language film.

“The Teacher” is a Slovak drama, directed by Jan Hrejbejk. The movie is about the arrival of the new teacher, Maria Drazdechova, to a Bratislava suburban school in 1983, and life turns upside down for children and parents. It will be screened on October 12^th.

The Slovak drama “The Auschwitz Report” is directed by Peter Bebjak, and will be screened on October 19^th.  This is the story of an escape plan by Auschwitz prisoners.