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January 27, 2023
Léto patří rebelům (Summer Rebels) — Jonas wants to visit his cool grandpa for a summer of fun on the river, but his mom has other plans. Undeterred, Jonas takes off on an adventure of his own in this tale of rebellion, friendship, catastrophe and, ultimately, redemption.
February 17, 2023
Fair Play — Talented young sprinter Anna (Judit Bárdos) starts training to qualify for the Olympic Games. Anna learns that she is expected to partake in a secret doping program designed to boost her competition. She refuses but is put under pressure by her coach who, in turn, is under pressure from the highest echelons of the Communist regime, to implement the program. Anna follows her body and her moral compass, which puts her on a direct collision course with the authorities. Her mother (Anna Geislerová), an ex-athlete herself, wants the best for her child, but like Anna is caught in a web of intrigue and lies created by the oppressive regime they live under. Sedláčková uses a sports story to explore the heavy toll exacted on brave individuals who aspired to preserve their dignity and principles under totalitarianism.
February 24, 2023
The Polka King — Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail. (The dialogue was in English).
March 10, 2023
Zatopek — In the autumn of 1968, the disgraced Olympian and Australian running record holder Ron Clarke escapes to Prague, seeking guidance from his old friend and eccentric mentor, Emil Zátopek, the most famous Czech athlete of all time. As Zátopek imparts his wisdom, the story flashes back to his humble beginnings and follows his career as he broke Olympic barriers to become the greatest Czech athlete. Equally important as his track victories is Zátopek's relationship with fellow Olympian and javelin thrower Dana Zátopková. David Ondříček's captivating biopic is a rousing winner. (The dialogue was in Czech with English subtitles).
November 17, 2023
Listopad: A Memory of the Velvet Revolution — Petr (Filip Tomsa), Jiri (Filip Cíl) and Ondrej (Pavel Richta) are an unlikely trio of friends. An artist, a hockey player and a musician, the boys survive communism by playing sports, drinking beer, chasing girls and listening to underground music. But they are bound together by their common desire for freedom; on a cold November night, they join the front lines of a student demonstration in the streets of Prague. Face-to-face with the riot police, the boys are forced into a momentous decision: stand up against the Communist regime or give in to a system that has silenced their families for generations.
December 15, 2023 (Double Feature)
Tři oříšky pro Popelku (Three Wishes for Cinderella) — The three nuts hide a secret and will allow Cinderella to be a skillful archer in a green hunting vest (in which she first charms the prince when she wins over him in crossbow shooting), or an unknown princess galloping on a horse whose beauty captivates the prince at a ball where he must choose his bride at the behest of his parents. Cinderella finds her way to happiness with the help of her magic nuts, and the prince finds his sweetheart despite all the difficulties thanks to a small shoe that only Cinderella can fit on her foot.
Anděl Páně 2 (An Angel of the Lord 2) — The Angel Petronel is still working at Heaven's Gate, but is confident that he deserves a better position. His eternal tempter, the devil Urias, begins to tempt Petronel. All one has to do to know all that only God knows is pick an apple from the Tree of Knowledge, and the path to well-deserved recognition will be clear. Petronel’s argument with Uriáš over the Poznan apple ends catastrophically; in the skirmish, the rare fruit rolls down to Earth. The confused angel and his friend, the devil-tempter, must rush to the human world to find and bring back the apple of Knowledge. On the eve of St. Nicholas, they become entangled in a wondrous tale. They meet little Anežka and her beautiful mother Magdalena, a bunch of dishonest carolers, the ghost Košťál and the sympathetic Párkará. Before they manage to find the apple and return it to where it belongs, they will have to endure a great adventure and go through several dangerous situations. After a series of human and "divine" tests, our heroes finally discover that the path to knowledge leads primarily through oneself, through the discovery of the power of friendship, love, and the ability to forgive. (The dialogue was in Czech with English subtitles.)