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Špátová perhaps didn’t inherit all of her father’s talent, but that doesn’t mean that she isn’t a capable documentarist. I could fault her occasional superficial game with emotions and political digressions. These are superficial, irrelevant and introduce nothing new. And it becomes all the more obvious when the author juxtaposes her father’s material from the original two episodes, which is so much more powerful in all ways. The way she presents it, it comes across as empty prattle (and no, this isn’t because we are living in empty times) that will scarcely withstand the test of time. And while her father’s material used (maybe a little overused, becoming an excuse) is about the mood of young people and the atmosphere is still powerful to this day, but in a couple of decades time when Špátová’s offspring is making part four, the material will just be too old to be of any use. It already almost has nothing to say that is relevant today, let alone in the future. But what Jan Špáta’s daughter is extremely good at are the parts where she isn’t trying to answer “big questions" but leaves some room for personal wishes and stories. In this area she is strong and that is where her primary focus should lie. (11.09.2013)