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All Men Become Brothers

Special Screenings 2023 / Všetci ľudia budú bratia / Slovak Republic, Czech Republic 2023

Synopsis

Alexander Dubček, a contradictory figure in Czechoslovak history. The man who symbolised hope during the Prague Spring. The man who rose to the highest echelons of political power, only to be later removed from office. Conceived as an organic whole, Robert Kirchhoff's documentary presents Dubček from his childhood, moving to the period of his greatest glory, when his popularity rivalled that of a pop star, then to his subsequent departure from public life and his attempt to return to high-level politics after 1989. With the aid of archive footage and contemporary testimonies, the filmmaker pieces together the “Dubček phenomenon”, which had an unquestionable influence on the course of history and still has an impact to this day, when his legacy is continually revisited and reinterpreted.

Anna Kořínek

About the film

116 min / Color, Black & White, DCP
World premiere
Director Robert Kirchhoff / Screenplay Robert Kirchhoff / Dir. of Photography Juraj Chlpík / Music Miroslav Tóth / Sound Václav Flegl / Editor Jana Vlčková, Marek Šulík / Producer Robert Kirchhoff, Jiří Konečný / Production atelier.doc, endorfilm / Coproduction RTVS - Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, Česká televize, Slovenský filmový ústav, Plaftik / Contact endorfilm

About the director

Robert Kirchhoff (1968, Nitra, Slovakia). Selected filmography: Normalization (Kauza Cervanová, 2013, doc.), Steam on the River (Pára nad řekou, 2015, doc., co-dir.), A Hole in the Head (Díra v hlavě, 2016, doc.), All Men Become Brothers (Všetci ľudia budú bratia, 2023, doc.).