Long Live the Republic! () is a 1965 Czechoslovak film directed by Karel Kachyňa and written by Jan Procházka. Set in a Moravian village in 1945, it follows a story of a 12-year-old boy named Piňda.
Cast Zdeněk Lstibůrek as Oldřich Vařeka called Piňda Naděžda Gajerová as Oldřich's mother Vlado Müller as Oldřich's father Gustáv Valach as Cyril Vitlich Yuriy Nazarov as Soviet officer Iva Janžurová as Bertýna Petrželová Jindra Rathová as Vitlich's wife Jaroslava Vysloužilová as Veverka Eduard Bredun as Russian soldier Vasily Jiří Chmelař as Vašák
Awards 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival Best film in International Competition 1965 San Sebastián Film Festival FIPRESCI Prize
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