Divided We Fall

Overview

In 1943, a childless couple, the Čížeks, decide to hide a Jewish refugee, David Wiener, the son of Čížek's former employer, in the secret pantry of their apartment. Čížek is aware of the danger into which he has brought his household and his neighbours, but he takes helping his fellow man in need for granted. But at the same time, as a largely unheroic hero, he is dying of fear. His personal situation is greatly complicated by the approaching end of the war, when he faces danger from both the Germans and his "honest" fellow Czechs...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 15, 2000

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

German, Czech

Countries

Czech Republic

Production

Česká televize,Total HelpArt T.H.A.

Cast

Bolek Polívka,Anna Šišková,Csongor Kassai,Jaroslav Dušek,Martin Huba,Jiří Pecha,Simona Stašová,Jiří Kodet,Richard Tesařík,Vladimír Marek

Director

Jan Hřebejk

Writer

Petr Jarchovský

Producer

Pavel Borovan,Ondřej Trojan

Cinematography

Jan Malíř

Music

Aleš Březina

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0234288