Long Live the Republic!

Long Live the Republic! (Ať žije republika) is a 1965 Czechoslovak film directed by Karel Kachyňa and written by Jan Procházka. Set in a Moravian village in 1945, it follows a story of a 12-year-old boy named Piňda.

Cast

 * Zdeněk Lstibůrek as Oldřich Vařeka called Piňda
 * Naděžda Gajerová as Oldřich's mother
 * Vlado Müller as Oldřich's father
 * Gustáv Valach as Cyril Vitlich
 * Yuriy Nazarov as Soviet officer
 * Iva Janžurová as Bertýna Petrželová
 * Jindra Rathová as Vitlich's wife
 * Jaroslava Vysloužilová as Veverka
 * Eduard Bredun as Russian soldier Vasily
 * Jiří Chmelař as Vašák

Awards

 * 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival Best film in International Competition
 * 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize