This week’s guide to English-friendly Czech cinema and streaming

One of the best films of 2025 is now playing in Prague cinemas: Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s Two Prosecutors revisits the paranoia of Stalin’s Great Purge through the story of a young Soviet attorney who begins to question the machinery of political repression. The film serves as a chilling allegory for contemporary world events—and not only in Russia.

The Prague Reporter calls the film “a stark parable about the bureaucracy of terror, and the terror of bureaucracy.” Two Prosecutors screens with English subtitles at Kino Světozor on March 10; keep an eye out for additional English-friendly showings.

In case you missed it in local cinemas last year, Summer School, 2001 is now streaming with English subtitles on HBO Max. Directed by Dužan Duong, the film offers a touching portrait of a Vietnamese family running a stall at Cheb’s Dragoun Market in the early 2000s, blending nostalgia with an intimate look at immigrant life in Czechia.

The Prague Reporter writes that “this affectionate portrait of the journey of immigrants in the Czech Republic has a raw authenticity and genuine nostalgia for a very particular time and place.” The film has also recently secured a theatrical distribution deal in the U.S., and should arrive in American cinemas later this year.

The legacy of Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal received new recognition this week as his cottage in Kersko was declared a national cultural monument. The modest retreat inspired one of the most beloved adaptations of his work: The Snowdrop Festival, a tragicomic portrait of village life that captures the eccentric residents and seasonal cottage culture.

Directed by Jiří Menzel, the 1983 film follows a series of humorous episodes among locals gathering at the village pub, culminating in a chaotic feast following a wild boar hunt. Shot on location in Kersko—where many recognizable sites still remain—The Snowdrop Festival is currently streaming with English subtitles on Netflix in Czechia.