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On 29 October 1937, Antonín Najser and Hedvika, née Žídková, gave birth to their third offspring in Slavkov in the Opava region - their son Antonín, who was to take over the farm from his father. He had to work hard from a young age. The first blow of fate came at the end of the Second World War in 1945, when the farm was devastated by the army and his father almost went into industry. The second blow was dealt by the communists in the 1950s with collectivisation. After a year of farming together, Antonín Najser’s father quit the unified agricultural cooperative (JZD) and since then, like his son, has faced oppression and humiliation. Part of his property, including his fields, was confiscated. In 1959, after serving in the Ministry of the Interior in Most, Antonín Najser Jr. decided to flee farming. Convicted by the informers, he did not hide for long, however, and together with his father he had to join the JZD. After his second escape, he moved to the State Tractor Station in Opava. At the time of filming in 2024, he lived in Slavkov u Opavy.