A series of portraits of four personalities of the Czechoslovak Velvet Revolution captured over a span of 20 years and following the lives of four people who were among those who stepped up onto the tribune on Wenceslas Square in Prague in November 1989. Director Pavel Koutecký started the project in1990. After his tragic death in 2006, Jan Šikl continued his work.

“The part dedicated to Jan Ruml introduces viewers to a well-known politician, who has influenced society as interior minister, party boss and senator. Despite the challenges he has faced, Ruml has lost neither an ability for reflection nor a sense of responsibility for the public sphere. ”
(Source: One World Film Festival Bratislava Catalog)