A compromising recording can change history. Will you sacrifice your family for your country? Emma Smetana was considered for the role of Vera Stovícková, ultimately played by Tatiana Pauhofová.. Na tenkom ladeWritten by Matus Vallo & Jana KirschnerPerformed by Juraj Benetin & Jana Kirschner. Slightly Hollywoodized account of the role of the media, especially radio, in bringing the scent of democracy to Czechoslovakia in 1968. The story focuses on two brothers, one conformist and the other rebellious. Their arc provides an anchor in everyday life – in contrast to the « collective hero »; of the radio staff trying to escape censorship and serve impartial news – something unheard of at a time of official socialist truth. Most of the film’s impact arises from the current political climate, with the war in Ukraine very close to the Czech/Slovak border. Are we doomed to repeat history?