Vězení dějin

The former prison in Uherské Hradiště was used by the Gestapo during the Protectorate. After the war, people's courts and public executions were held there, and later people who were inconvenient to the regime were imprisoned and tortured there. The prison ceased to function in 1960, but painful memories remain engraved on its walls. Jan Gogola and Matěj Hrudička decided to immortalise the memory of one of the darkest places in Czech history just before the planned reconstruction of the building. They approached members of different generations, some of whom had direct experience with the prison. In addition to their moving stories, they are also interested in the sounds, colours, lights and shadows of the prison grounds. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)