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  2. ...nebo být zabit

...nebo být zabit

1986
0m
Drama
War

Status

Released

Release

1986

Runtime

0m

Storyline

March 1945. It is already quite obvious to the Nazis that they cannot win the war. So it is time to think about the future after the war and to cover their tracks. One concentration camp must be completely cleared out and the prisoners buried in the mines. Only the mine-hunters remain - among them Ernest, a veteran of the Spanish Civil War from Vienna, and Kim, a resistance fighter from Prague. One day they decide to escape with the other prisoners, but they are betrayed and most of the escapees are shot. The pair of heroes are not alone, however, and on the way they are joined by a guard dog from the camp that Kim used to feed. In the coming days, Ernest leads young Kim through the unrelenting cold on his journey to freedom, teaching him that there is only one rule to follow in this time - kill or be killed.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
0m
Feb 1, 1986
Languages
Czech
Director
Martin Hollý
Martin Hollý
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
Filmové studio Barrandov
Production Countries
Czechoslovakia

Top Cast

44 Cast Members

Milan Kňažko

Milan Kňažko

Martin Zounar

Martin Zounar

Hana Pastejříková

Hana Pastejříková

Jiří Zahajský

Jiří Zahajský

Eliška Balzerová

Eliška Balzerová

Antoni Polarczyk

Concentration Camp Commandant

Jan J. Vágner

Vladimír Hrubý

Vladimír Hrubý

Hana Brejchová

Hana Brejchová

Antonín Brtoun

Zdeněk Srstka

Zdeněk Srstka

Rudolf Kalina

Jiří Kraus

Ladislav Lahoda

Petr Sekanina

Frantisek Stupka

Jaroslav Vlk

Bohuslav Ličman

Petr Svárovský

Petr Svárovský

Ladislav Farkaš

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