A compromising record can change history. Will you sacrifice your family for your country?. Emma Smetana was considered for the part of Vera Stovícková, eventually played by Tatiana Pauhofová.. Na tenkom ladeWritten by Matus Vallo & Jana KirschnerPerformed by Juraj Benetin & Jana Kirschner. Slightly hollywoodized account of the role of media, specifically radio broadcast, in bringing the scent of democracy into Czechoslovakia in 1968.The focus of the story is on two brothers, one conformist and the other a revolting one. They arc provides an anchor in everyday life – as opposed to the "collective hero" of the radio staff who are trying to get rid of the censorship and serve unbiased news – something unheard of at the time of socialist one official truth.Most of the movie's impact emerges from the current political climate, the Ukraine war very close to Czechia/Slovakia. Are we destined to repeat history?