Murder in Polná

Murder in Polná
Written by Václav Šašek
Directed by Viktor Polesný
Starring Jaroslav Plesl, Karel Heřmánek, Karel Roden
Country of origin Czech Republic
Original language(s) Czech
Production
Running time 172 minutes
Production company(s) Czech Television
Release
Original release
  • 2016 (2016)

Murder in Polná (Czech: Zločin v Polné) is a 2016 Czech film that deals with Hilsner Affair.[1] Hilsner's lawyer Zdeno Auředníčej is the protagonist of the film.[2]

Plot

The film starts with murder of Anežka Hrůzová. She was found between the village of Veznicka and the town of Polná. People conclude that Jews must have been involved with the murder as there was no sexual violence and everyone believes that murder had religious motif. Young Jewish rover Leopold Hillsner comes up as potential murderer.

Cast

References

  1. "Hilsner nebyl sympatický prosťáček. Film Zločin v Polné s námi manipuluje, říká historik". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. "Hrdinou hilsneriády nebyl Masaryk, ale obhájce Auředníček, říká scénárista Zločinu v Polné Václav Šašek". Rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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