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201981 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Political Systems Corruption

Never Happened

201981 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

One unresolved murder in 1996 reveals a dark chapter in Slovak history, involving the state and high-ranking officials amid a power struggle.

Political Systems Corruption

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Barbora Berezňáková

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One unresolved murder in 1996 reveals a dark chapter in Slovak history, involving the state and high-ranking officials amid a power struggle.

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Barbora Berezňákovádirector

Barbora Berezňákováwriter

Ľubomír Burgrcast

Kristina Škodovácast

Hana Blaha Šilarovácast

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Robert Remiáš was a former police officer who witnessed the 1995 kidnapping of the Slovak president's son. In 1996, he was murdered under suspicious circumstances. The events surrounding his death are linked to a power struggle involving Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar and suspected involvement from the Slovak secret service. The film includes interviews and archival footage that outline the political atmosphere of Slovakia during that time and the ongoing impact of these events on the country's democratic development.

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