Jiří Král

The documentary captures the journey of one of the most famous Czech Youtubers, Jirka Král, to one million subscribers. In addition to him, the documentary features the most prominent figures of the Czech and Slovak Youtube scene. The video was also the very last one that Jirka Král posted on his Youtube channel. The full film can be viewed here.

Barrandov Studios, once one of Europe’s most modern film factories, became both a cultural refuge and a propaganda tool under Nazi occupation, churning out Czech comedies and romances to keep the public distracted while its actors mingled with German authorities. After the war, many of those same stars faced accusations of collaboration, their meteoric Protectorate-era fame tainted by the compromises they made to keep the cameras rolling under shifting regimes.