I was born free and I should end free
Stáhnout obrázek
Josef Havrda was born on March24, 1940 in Nahořany into a landowning family whose economic tradition dates back to the 19th century. He spent his childhood on the family farm during the Second World War, when the Soviet headquarters was stationed there for more than a year. He also witnessed the post-war removal of Germans from the former Sudetenland. After 1948, his family faced the pressure of collectivisation. In 1957 they had to leave the farm and two years later the Havrd brothers were sentenced. Josef spent nine months in harsh conditions in the correctional labour camps of Polák and Nové Sedlo. After his return, he worked on the state farm. He married in 1965 and in 1972 he and his wife settled in Probluz, where his wife‘s family had lived before they were evicted by the communist regime. After the Velvet Revolution he regained his property in restitution proceedings and set up his own business. At the time of filming (2025), Josef Havrda lived in Probluz.
