Under Czech law, most murders can be statute-barred in as little as 20 years. Radio presenter Eva gets involved in one case that is time-barred almost irretrievably. On her nightly show, she gives space to the mysterious Radek, who has returned to Prague after exactly twenty years.
Acting
Karel Roden's voice carries decades of damage.
Direction
Sedláček turns a radio booth into a pressure cooker.
Writing
The statute-barred premise is devastatingly real.
Director
Robert Sedláček
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Czech statute of limitations on murder was shortened to 20 years in 1973; this film exploits a real legal horror that still sparks national debate.
Sedláček originally conceived this as a stage play—notice how the radio studio becomes a theatre of confession, with Eva as unwilling director.
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