UK import. Blu-ray disc is region free and will play on all Blu-ray players worldwide.

Long Live the Republic! Blu-ray presents Karel Kachyňa’s powerful and poetic WWII drama in a new HD transfer, capturing the end of the war through the eyes of a young boy caught between imagination and harsh reality.

Set in rural Czechoslovakia during the final days of World War II, the film follows twelve-year-old Olda as he witnesses the collapse of German forces and the arrival of Soviet troops. As the world around him shifts, his inner fantasies collide with the brutality of war, fractured family life, and the uncertain future that lies ahead.

Blending lyrical imagery with stark realism, the film stands as a landmark of Czech cinema, offering a deeply human perspective on history, memory, and loss.

directed by: Karel Kachyňa
1965 / 133 min / Czech

Long Live the Republic! (UK Import) [Region Free Blu-ray] w/o slip

$44.99

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BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Long Live the Republic! (Ať žije republika, 1965) presented from a new HD transfer of best existing materials by the Czech National Film Archive.
• The City Cinematheque Interview with Karel Kachyňa (1998): The director in conversation about Long Live the Republic! with host Jerry Carlson.
• A Memory for the Present (Paměť našeho dne, 1963): Jan Němec's acclaimed short film reflecting on the memory and legacy of WWII, newly remastered in HD.
• Booklet with new writing on the film by author and expert in Czechoslovak cinema Peter Hames.
• New English subtitle translation.
• World premiere on Blu-ray.
• Region Free (A/B/C) Blu-ray.
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