The Forgotten Battle is inspired by a true story and focuses on the events of World War II. It tells the story of a group of soldiers who find themselves caught in the midst of a forgotten battle. With betrayal, loss, and heroism as central themes, the movie explores the impact of war on individuals and society.
Standa Pekárek has three wishes in life: to drive a volga, to drive for the Humour and Folk Entertainment editorial office and to drive Got'ák. The five-part miniseries Volha is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Karel Hynia, written in an extraordinary, bizarre and precisely echoed language. It can be perceived as a peculiar history of Czechoslovak television with a number of incredible, albeit real, "stories from the set". At the same time, however, it is a portrait of its main character - a limited egocentric who excels in inventing small tricks and deceptions - how to steal petrol, fake mileage, cheat his wife, get rid of the competition. Logically, he then also becomes a StB collaborator (with the code name Volha) who informs on all his co-workers and passengers without any remorse.
Le Bal is a musical comedy set in 1930s Paris during the Nazi occupation. It tells the story of a group of people from different backgrounds who come together in a dance hall to escape the realities of wartime. Through their love for dance and music, they find a way to overcome the challenges of the era and express their freedom. The film explores themes of liberation, collaboration, and racism, all while showcasing the beauty and joy of ballroom dancing.
Hong Kong 1941 is a movie that takes place during the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in 1941. It follows the lives of various individuals who are affected by the war, including an army officer, a street gang member, and a woman who is forced into an arranged marriage. The movie depicts the chaotic and brutal conditions of the war, including ransacking, rape, looting, and torture. It also explores themes of survival, collaboration, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. Variety called it "thoroughly charming. Sad, gentle, and funny in the best French tradition of high quality cinema." A film by Marcelo Gomes
During the Kosovo War, a schoolteacher struggles to protect his students and maintain their friendship amidst violence and cruelty by a neo-Nazi militia.
A communist journalist from Prague is sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp.
The real fate of Jiří Arvéd Smíchovský, a prominent hermeticist, occultist, believer in black magic and an exceptionally well-educated person with a brilliant memory. This avid book lover had doctorates in law, theology and philosophy and was fluent in five languages. He was interested in occult teachings, practiced magical ceremonies, was in contact with the Freemasons, but at the same time he was a member of the National Fascist Community while being homosexual. During the war he cooperated with the Nazis, after the war with the communist StB.
Young director Honza David films the Russian invasion in in Prague in August 1968. With Eva the love of his life he tries to get out of the country. He wants to bring the explosive material to Vienna, to the director of the Austrian Television Helmut Zilk. He knows Eva very well but the Czech Secret Service even better ...
This is rural France. It's the summer of 1943, the weather is fine and sunny and life is sweet. On one of these beautiful days, Nanette, a fourteen-year-old peasant girl, meets a slightly injured young man near the farm she lives on. Her life is about to change forever.
After an attack against the guard of the Third Reich, Nazi repression intensifies, and the Czechoslovakian resistance's organized sabotage in an aircraft factory leads to Gestapo shootings.
Jan Zika is the legendary hero of the communist resistance movement during World War II and leading functionary of the second underground Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
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