Czech Republic,
2000, 120 min
Directed by:
Jan HřebejkScreenplay:
Petr JarchovskýCinematography:
Jan MalířComposer:
Aleš BřezinaCast:
Bolek Polívka, Csongor Kassai, Jaroslav Dušek, Anna Šišková, Jiří Pecha, Martin Huba, Simona Stašová, Vladimír Marek, Jiří Kodet, Richard Tesařík (more)Plots(1)
In German-occupied Czechoslovakia during World War II, a young couple risks their lives to provide shelter to a Jewish neighbor only to discover that he alone can give them the security they need to keep the encroaching Nazis at bay. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2001 - Jan Hřebejk (Best Foreign Language Film)
Czech Lion Awards
- 2000 - Best Film
- 2000 - Jan Hřebejk (Best Director)
- 2000 - Bolek Polívka (Best Actor)
- 2000 - Anna Šišková (Best Actress)
- 2000 - Petr Jarchovský (Best Screenplay)
- 2000 - Jaroslav Dušek (Best Supporting Actor)