Promlčeno (2022) on Netflix
Czech law lets most murders lapse after twenty years. Radio presenter Eva Sommerová takes on a time-barred case, and her nightly show gives space to Radek, back in Prague after twenty years.
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Plot summary
Eva Sommerová presents a nightly radio program in Prague. She becomes involved in a murder case that is time-barred almost irretrievably, because Czech legislation allows most killings to lapse after twenty years. On her show she gives space to Radek, a mysterious man who has returned to the city after exactly two decades. The story is set in the present day and draws on real events.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Promlčeno (2022)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The original Czech film Promlčeno was begun by director Mirek Veselý, but his producers did not finish filming and handed the idea over to Donart production for a new shoot.
- Nightline is the first film in Czech cinematography whose story takes place almost in real time, according to the article.
- Nightline was inspired by real events, with the motive being a time-barred murder, and the film is set in the time of its creation.
