July 15, 2016
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Young director Honza David films the Russian invasion in in Prague in August 1968. With Eva the love of his life he tries to get out of the country. He wants to bring the explosive material to Vienna, to the director of the Austrian Television Helmut Zilk. He knows Eva very well but the Czech Secret Service even better ..

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Release Date
July 15, 2016

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Last updated: 2024-10-16

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The cover name of Holec (Czech title Krycí jméno Holec) is an Austrian-Czech co-production from 2016. The feature film, directed by Franz Novotny, tells a fictional story about Helmut Zilk, portrayed by Johannes Zeiler. The film was shown for the first time on 25 July 2016 as part of the festival Kino wie nie, a joint project of the Filmarchiv Austria and the Viennale. The film was launched on 22nd September 2016 in the Czech Republic. The screenplay by Franz Novotny, Alrun Fichtenbauer and Martin Leidenfrost is based on The Italian Connection (Italská Spojka) by director Jan Němec.