Ex Prime Ministers

Overview

The series Expremiéři (Ex Prime Ministers) offers portraits of ten former Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic filmed by FAMU students. The documentaries offer a comprehensive picture of the development of Czech democracy from 1990 to 2013. Seven of the ten former prime ministers took stock of their careers. The portraits of those who refused to be filmed were created by the directors with the help of journalists, active politicians of the time and archives from the period. The series reveals the personalities of ten former powerful men, their capacity for open reflection, their characters and their values. It is an account of the Czech political elite. The authors of the project are Apolena Rychlíková and Jakub Mahler.