The Czech Whitney Houston story nobody asked for but everybody needs to witness crash.
Season 3 • Episode 3
LatestIveta wants to be a famous singer. The journey leads from the children's choir through singing competitions, recording the first hit and record to nationwide fame. Iveta has to convince parents, jurors, producers, spectators. The only one who believes in her from the beginning is Petr Sepéši. Her first love. What is the price of a dream come true? The beginning of Iveta Bartošová's life story.
Acting
Anna Fialová becomes Iveta so completely it's unsettling.
Production
Period-perfect recreation of communist-era talent shows.
Direction
Samir's unflinching gaze never lets you look away.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bartošová remains Czechia's most controversial celebrity; her 2014 suicide by train made her a national Rorschach test.
Fialová performed all vocals live on set—no lip-syncing—to capture the raw, cracking quality of someone becoming, then unbecoming, a star.
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