Kammala wannan jumla: Miloš Forman, an haife shi a Čáslav a waje da Prague, ya rasa iyayensa biyu a sansanin Nazi. Bayan ya yi karatu a Prague ya yi fim dinsa na farko a shekarar 1963: "Black Peter", wani tarihin rayuwar wani matashi a wani karamin gari na Czech. Ya sami karbuwa a duniya tare da "Loves of a Blonde". Duk da wannan, fim dinsa na gaba, "The Firemen's Ball", ya jawo hankalin hukumomin Kwaminisanci kuma an hana shi. Bayan da
Soviet mamaye na 1968, Forman ya zauna a Amurka, lashe duniya daraja da "Wani ya tashi a kan Cuckoo ta Nest". Ya mamaye Academy Awards, ya lashe dukkan manyan Oscar guda biyar. Daga farkon aikinsa na Czechoslovakian ta hanyar lokacinsa na Amurka zuwa "Goya's Ghosts", jagorancin Forman ya kasance kusa da gaskiyar rayuwa; rashin hankali da kuma canza farin ciki.