Velvet Terrorists

TheFilmmapstheterroristactsofindividualsintheperiodof"normalisation"inCzechoslovakia.Theirattempts,whichoftenremainedunrealized,wereisolatedheroiccriesinthehomogeneousgraymassofsociety.Withthemainthemeasthebackground,thefilmlooksatissuesofethics,irrationalityandterrorism,itssenseanddeadlyforceintoday'sworld.Thefilmfocusesonatrioofprotagonists.ThefirstwantedtoblowupapodiumduringLabourDaycelebrationsinthe1970's.ThesecondwantedtoassassinatethePresidentandlaunchananti-Communistrevolution,buthisletteraddressedtotheCIAwassonaivethatheneverreceivedaresponse.Thethirddestroyedbillboards.Atthetimetheiractswerecrimes,thoughtodaytheyareconsideredtobeheroism.Itisafilmaboutrelativeperspectivesonhistoryanditsheroes.