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This short documentary shows Jozef Miker during his protests against a pig fattening facility that was built on the site of the former concentration camp near Lety in South Bohemia. Hundreds of Roma died there under the Nazi regime. The protagonist, nicknamed Jožka, who fell ill after working as a miner for many years, never lost his convincing optimism, his humor, and his belief in a better society.

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This short documentary shows Jozef Miker during his protests against a pig fattening facility that was built on the site of the former concentration camp near Lety in South Bohemia. Hundreds of Roma died there under the Nazi regime. The protagonist, nicknamed Jožka, who fell ill after working as a miner for many years, never lost his convincing optimism, his humor, and his belief in a better society.

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