The Pavlina case

One of the most powerful stories of Czech emigration. A novel treatment of the life story of the world-famous model Pavlina Pořízková and her incredibly brave parents, who cannot be stopped even by Russian tanks in their fight for their own child. A novel treatment of the biography of the model Pavlina Pořízková and her brave parents, who, when planning to emigrate, believe the advice of friends that there is no need to take any risks, leave their three-year-old daughter at home and, with the help of the Red Cross, transport her in a few days via a safe, official route. As was supposedly the custom at the time. But the Bolshevik machine gets stuck and won't let the girl go... Thus begins one of the most powerful stories of the Czech emigration, the course of which is written about on the front pages of the world press. A story full of courage, risky steps and a return to the homeland under a false identity. In spite of everything and everyone. For your own child.