Activity Type:
Film
Date:
Saturday, May 12, 2018 - 19:30
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
1500 Posvar Hall
Contact Phone:
4126487407
Contact Email:
crees@pitt.edu
Directed by Julius Ševčík, 2016. Based on the true story of Czech diplomat and politician Jan Masaryk, the son of Czechoslovakia’s founding father Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, and set just before WWII. Jan desperately tries to save his homeland from Nazi occupation. This film was nominated for over 20 awards, including 12 prestigious Czech Lion Awards.
UCIS Unit:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Other Pitt Sponsors:
Czechoslovak Nationality Room Committee
Non-University Sponsors:
Embassy of the Czech Republic
World Regions:
Russia/Eastern Europe