Absence of Malice

25 Aug 2026, 9:30 PM

Let’s get straight to it, before we divert you

When? Every Tuesday in July and August at 9:30 p.m.

How much does a ticket cost? A single admission is CZK 250

What about DOX Club members? 20% discount, categories Supporter and Patron have free entry

How to buy a ticket? Tickets can be purchased online, during opening hours at the DOX box office (Poupětova 1) and on the day of the screening from 8 pm to 9.30 pm at the DOX+ box office (Poupětova 3).

In what language? Films are shown in the original language with Czech subtitles.

Full summer cinema programme here.

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Poupětova 3, Praha 7 – DOX+ entrance
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DOX invites you to a series of summer movie nights under the stars. Get hit by the movie Absence of Malice.

In America, can a man be guilty until proven innocent? Suppose you picked up this morning's newspaper and your life was a front page headline... and everything they said was accurate but not true. This is the dilemma that must be faced in this timely drama about the incredible power of the press. Michael Gallagher (played by Paul Newman in an Oscar-nominated role) reads in the paper that he is the subject of a criminal investigation. Suddenly, everything he has ever worked for is in jeopardy. He confronts the author, Megan Carter (Sally Field), a relentless investigative reporter. Together they learn that the story was purposely leaked to Carter as part of a plot by the chief investigator. Gallagher's life hangs in the balance as he and Carter try to uncover the truth.

Directed by Sydney Pollack
USA 1981 / 116 min.
Film is shown in the original English language with Czech subtitles.

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