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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...Read moreLess
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...
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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...
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Bolek PolívkaJosef Cízek
Anna ŠiškováMarie Cizková
Jaroslav DušekHorst Prohaska
Martin HubaDr. Albrecht Kepke
Jiří PechaFrantisek Simácek
Simona StašováLibuse Simácková
Jiří KodetDr. Fischer-Rybáf
Richard TesaříkCaptain
Vladimír MarekSS OfficerExplore the crew
- Director
- Jan Hřebejk
- Screenplay
- Petr Jarchovský
- Director of Photography
- Jan Malíř
- Original Music Composer
- Aleš Březina
- Editor
- Vladimír Barák
- Producer
- Pavel Borovan
- Producer
- Ondřej Trojan