Holčička ze známky – Pilátová Markéta (2024)

The story that perfectly illustrates the crazy Czechoslovak 20th century. What happened to the little girl in the Kyjov costume, whom Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk once lifted into his arms? And how did a stamp depicting this moment become a symbol of the First Republic? And what is it like to become a symbol and live a life in its light and shadow? Eva Haňková has always remained true to the ideals of the president who held her in his arms. She experienced two dictatorships and then, with a heavy heart, left her home and set out towards an uncertain life across the ocean. In difficult conditions, she fights for better status for women and advocates for education for all. She gets to know the Czech community in America, raises children in two cultures and languages, learns to live freely, and, following the example of the Sokol, believes in the 'divine spark' in every person. It is also the story of all of us, because the portrait of the girl in the costume, joyfully looking into the face of the future, has been etched into the Czech collective memory. The story that brings the crazy Czechoslovak 20th century to life is told by writer Markéta Pilátová and illustrated in her unique style by Renáta Fučíková.