
1989: Z deníku Ivany A.
Documentary · History
Overview
The film is based on the authentic diary of eighteen-year-old Ivana A., who, with her unique perspective as a high school student, reflects on the last year of the existence of communist Czechoslovakia.
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Anita Krausová
Anita Krausová
Ivana A. (voice)
Anita Krausová
Ivana A. (voice)
Dominika Štrbová
Dominika Štrbová
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Dominika Štrbová
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Adéla Krabová
Adéla Krabová
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Adéla Krabová
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Denisa Barešová
Denisa Barešová
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Denisa Barešová
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Oliver Šoč
Oliver Šoč
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Oliver Šoč
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Marek Machold
Marek Machold
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Marek Machold
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Gustáv Husák
Gustáv Husák
Self (archive footage)
Gustáv Husák
Self (archive footage)
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