Milada

Milada

She fought for her country's freedom at the cost of her own.

2017 · 130 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama, History

Pre-WWII Czech democratic politician Milada Horáková was one of the first victims of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Opposing the 1948 coup but not leaving the country, she was arrested and tried for treason on fabricated charges in a show trial broadcast on the radio.

Directed by David Mrnka · Written by David Mrnka

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Ayelet Zurer Milada Horáková
Robert Gant Bohuslav Horák
Daniel Rchichev Jana Horáková Age 6
Karina Rchichev Jana Horáková Age 13
Taťjana Medvecká Jana Horáková Age 57
Vica Kerekes Milada's Sister
Igor Orozovič Sister's Husband
Alena Mihulová Maruska - Horák's Housemaid
Vladimír Javorský Alois Schmidt
Marián Mitaš Karel Sváb
Anna Geislerová Ludmila Brozová-Polednová
Ivana Chýlková Milada's Cellmate

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