Ladislav Chudík

Renowned psychiatrist Pavel Josek is singled out to receive a "Memory of the Nation" medal, however, it transpires that this reputedly morally irreproachable dissident once collaborated with state security agencies, informing on a former friend of his wife, Borek, and ultimately being responsible for the latter's forced emigration. Josek's family and close friends try to come to terms with these new facts. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)

It is summer 1944. The war is far away from the Slovak mountains for the time being. The head of forest management Borodác (Ladislav Chudík) brings a new employee to complete the eight woodcutters work team of Czechs, Slovaks, and one Pole - the young guy is Martin Uher (Emil Horváth), a former clerk form Prague. The eight tough men do not trust the newcomer at first, but as time is passing, they got used to him... (NFA.cz)

The plot begins in the Soviet Union showing first efforts to establish the Czechoslovak legion in 1942. The film also shows the assassination of Heydrich and the subsequent annihilation of Lidice. The main topis of the film is battles with German troops for Sokolovo. (Letterboxd)