A psychological war drama about an officer of the Slovak Army who, following a personal tragedy, awakens to the cruelty of fascism during fights in the Ukraine. When he refuses to keep contributing to the evils of fascism by his army service, he is promptly punished. He escapes from prison and returns to Slovakia where he joins the movement of anti-fascist resistance. His is an individual and intimate rebellion, since despite of being a soldier himself, he starts to question even the partisan movement.
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Directed by:
Paľo Bielik
Screenplay:
Paľo Bielik
Director of photography:
Karol Krška
Music:
Milan Novák
Editor:
Maximilián Remeň
Cast:
Ladislav Chudík, Elo Romančík, Hilda Augustovičová, Ctibor Filčík, Zdena Gruberová, Anton Michalička, Ondrej Jariabek, Elena Latečková, Eva Krížiková, Eduard Bindas, Ivan Mistrík, Ernest Pauš, Martin Ťapák, Vladimír Zimmer, Viliam Polónyi, Jozef Hanúsek, Július Vašek a ďalší
Synopsis
A psychological war drama about an officer of the Slovak Army who, following a personal tragedy, awakens to the cruelty of fascism during fights in the Ukraine. When he refuses to keep contributing to the evils of fascism by his army service, he is promptly punished. He escapes from prison and returns to Slovakia where he joins the movement of anti-fascist resistance. His is an individual and intimate rebellion, since despite of being a soldier himself, he starts to question even the partisan movement.
Cast
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