Citizen Havel

Directed by Miroslav Janek and Pavel Koutecký

With Václav Havel, Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Miloš Zeman

The documentary explores the presidency of Václav Havel, a poet who unexpectedly became president. The film, starting in 1992, captures Havel’s experiences after the breakup of Czechoslovakia, a significant defeat for him as he had campaigned for its continuation. Despite political opposition and accusations of responsibility for the breakup, Havel runs for president of the new Czech Republic. The film, a unique document, was Koutecký’s most important project, continued by Janek after Koutecký’s death in 2006.