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Although Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's policies are a hot topic in the European Parliament, the Hungarian people feel that words need to be followed by action. This is precisely the atmosphere captured in the co-produced documentary Democracy Noir by American director Connie Field. The film will be screened by the University Library of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen on Wednesday, March 25, at 5:30 p.m. as a preview to the Pilsen part of the One World festival. 

Democracy Noir was made in 2024 as a co-production between Denmark, Germany, and the United States. It follows three women who use all available tools to highlight Hungary's current problems—newspaper articles, television reports, opposition work in parliament, and even road blockades. They publicly criticize cuts in healthcare, the destruction of national parks, and ubiquitous political corruption. They portray Orbán as a man who deliberately undermines democracy and prefers to invest in his friends rather than in education. This, of course, makes the film's heroines a thorn in the side of the ruling regime. Despite persecution, however, the fighters against the authoritarian regime have no intention of giving up.

The One World International Human Rights Film Festival has been an integral part of People in Need's activities for more than a quarter of a century. Since its inception in 1999, it has brought films about human rights from around the world to domestic audiences, screening them in dozens of cities across the country, as well as in Czech elementary and secondary schools. This year, One World will take place in Prague from March 11 to 19, and audiences in Plzeň can look forward to it during the week of April 13 to 19. The full program is available on the festival website.