The Protector

The Protector

2009•1h 38m•5.5/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.5/10(14)

A Czech journalist joins a Prague radio station what broadcasts Nazi propaganda in order to protect his Jewish wife. However, as the Nazi rule over Czechoslovakia calls for more and more collaboration, his relationship with his wife spirals downward.

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Production

HBO Česká republika, Media Plus, Negativ

Language

CS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jana Plodková

Jana Plodková

Hana Vrbatová

Marek Daniel

Marek Daniel

Emil Vrbata

Klára Melíšková

Klára Melíšková

Věra

Sandra Nováková

Sandra Nováková

Krista

Jan Budař

Jan Budař

Colleague

Martin Myšička

Martin Myšička

Franta

Tomáš Měcháček

Tomáš Měcháček

Petr

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