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Murder in Polná (Zlocin v Polné)

Murder in Polná

A riveting historical miniseries based on the Hilsner Affair, a highly contested criminal case in Czechoslovakia. After a young seamstress is found dead in a small village on Easter Sunday 1899, the absence of blood at the crime scene leads investigators to believe that the murder was part of a Passover ritual. Pinning the blame on Leopold Hilsner, a young Jewish beggar, his trial and subsequent death sentence incite riots against Jews. Finally, Tomas Masaryk, a professor of sociology in Prague (and eventual president of Czechoslovakia) intervenes; with dramatic consequence.

A big hit in the Czech Republic, Murder in Polná composes 2x86min episodes, screened consecutively.

Audience Pickles

  • Year

    2016

  • Director

    Viktor Polesný