Slovak actor to star in HBO Europe's Czech mini-series

Táňa Pauhofová will join the six-part spy drama The Sleepers. Its premiere is set for the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution.

Slovak actor Táňa PauhofováSlovak actor Táňa Pauhofová (Source: Sme)

Prague 1989. Communism is in shreds. Violinist Marie, the daughter of a dissident, and her politically active husband Viktor return home from London after spending 12 years in exile.

Any nostalgic welcome is put off for some other time as their return becomes a drama. Marie, the main character of the six-part mini-series, finds herself in hospital. As soon as she wakes up, she learns Viktor is missing.

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Did the State Security put him in jail or did somebody else plot his disappearance? Marie becomes entangled in a game of secret services across several countries, in which she can only count on herself.

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She's not Lara Croft

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