Sir Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker, risks his life to rescue Jewish children from the Nazis during World War II. He embarks on a race against time to save as many children as possible before the borders close. Years later, haunted by the children he couldn't save, Nicky finds redemption when he meets the surviving adults on a live TV show.
Kafka, an insurance clerk, gets caught in a web of secret organizations and paranoia in an alternate reality version of Prague. As he uncovers the truth, Kafka becomes entangled in a revolution and struggles to maintain his sanity.
Dark Blue World is a movie set during World War II, where a group of Czech pilots join the Royal Air Force (RAF) to fight against Nazi Germany. The film explores themes of friendship, love, and sacrifice as the pilots face the challenges of war.
In pre-World War II Prague, a young waiter named Jan Dite dreams of becoming a millionaire and serving the king. As he navigates his way through various jobs and encounters with wealthy women, he becomes entangled in the political turmoil of the time. With wit and satire, the film explores themes of opportunism, social prejudices, and the effects of war.
In the eve of World War II, a Czech scientist and a British secret agent must escape from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia on a night train to Munich, facing danger and intrigue along the way.
Based on a true story, Operation: Daybreak (1975) follows a group of Czech resistance fighters who are tasked with assassinating Reinhard Heydrich, one of the key architects of the Holocaust. As they carry out their mission, they face betrayal, danger, and the ultimate sacrifice.
When not serving regulars at a pub in the middle of a sleepy northern Moravian village, thirtysomething Maruna spends time with hesitant Jura and naïve outsider Olin – or fighting with her imperious mother. Lightened with a touch of black humor, this laconic village drama is the directorial debut of the artistic director of Prague’s Dejvice Theater who gave the members of his ensemble a one-of-a-kind acting opportunity in film.
In a small Czech village occupied by the Nazis, a young train dispatcher apprentice navigates love, politics, and sexual awakening while working at the train depot.
In post-World War II Berlin, an American soldier helps a little boy in search of his mother. Together, they navigate through the ruins of the city, overcoming various obstacles and encountering people with different intentions. As the soldier learns more about the boy's story, he becomes increasingly determined to reunite him with his mother, despite the challenges they face.
The opera lady singer Ema Destinnová is in all her splendor at the American stages. But in Europe there rages war and she decides to return home to Bohemia.
Set in Prague, Czechoslovakia during World War Two, All My Loved Ones tells the story of Nicholas Winton and his efforts to save Jewish children from the horrors of the Holocaust. The film explores themes of family relationships, tragedy, and the resilience of the human spirit.
The story of Antonio, an Italian clarinetist, and Martina, a Czech violinist, who fall in love with each other during the World War II, in Prague.
In Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, a schoolteacher becomes caught up in a web of betrayal, vengeance, and international relations as he navigates life under the oppressive regime. Based on a true story and featuring a courageous teenage protagonist, Higher Principle explores the themes of occupation, resistance, and the power of education.
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.
Czech friends help refugees from Nazi Germany escape in 1939.
Nicky's Family is a documentary film that tells the incredible story of Nicholas Winton, a British stockbroker who organized the rescue of 669 Jewish children from Czechoslovakia just before the outbreak of World War II. Winton's actions went largely unnoticed for over 50 years, until his wife discovered a scrapbook in their attic containing a list of the children he had saved. The film explores Winton's remarkable efforts and sheds light on the impact he had on the lives of those he saved.
A fiction piece centered around the Czech resistance to the Nazis.
It is April 1945, spring begins and ends the war. German transport heading away from Bohemia.