Summary:
March 15, 1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia. Czech pilots flee to England, joining the RAF. After the war, back home, they are put in labor camps, suspected of anti-Communist ideas. This film cuts between a post-war camp where Franta is a prisoner and England during the war, where Franta is like a big brother to Karel, a very young pilot. On maneuvers, Karel crash lands by the rural home of Susan, an English woman whose husband is MIA. She spends one night with Karel, and he thinks he's found the love of his life. It's complicated by Susan's attraction to Franta. How will the three handle innocence, Eros, friendship, and the heat of battle? When war ends, what then?
| Runtime: | 112 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for sexuality/nudity. |
| Production: | Eurimages |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, Romance, War |
| Countries: | Germany, Czech Republic, UK, Italy, Denmark |
| Languages: | English, German, Czech, Slovak |
| Home Release Date: | May 28, 2002 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jan Sverák | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Zdenek Sverák | Story |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Krystof Hádek | Karel Vojtisek |
| Ondrej Vetchý |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Anna Massey | English Teacher |
| Charles Dance | Wing Commander Bentley |
| David Novotný | |
| Hans-Jörg Assmann | Doctor Blaschke |
| Jaromír Dulava | Railwayman Kanka |
| Juraj Bernáth | Jan Gregora |
| Linda Rybová | Hanicka Pecharova |
| Lukás Kantor | Tom Tom |
| Miroslav Táborský | Vilha Houf |
| Oldrich Kaiser | |
| Radim Fiala | Jura Sysel |
| Tara Fitzgerald | Susan Whitmore |
| Thure Riefenstein | German Officer Hesse |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Domenico Procacci | Co-Producer |
| Ed Whitmore | Associate Producer: UK |
| Eric Abraham | Producer |
| Genevieve Hofmeyr | Line Producer: South African Sea Shoot Unit |
| Iva Prochazkova | Producer: Czech TV |
| Jan Sverák | Producer |
| Jaroslav Kucera | Producer: Czech TV |
| Massoud Abedi | Line Producer: Germany |
| Werner Koenig | Co-Producer |
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