Slovak psychological drama from the end of World War II. The plot of the film takes place in a short period of time just before the outbreak of the uprising. It is the story of a man who wages his "private" war against the man who is responsible for the serious injury of his brother. The upcoming Slovak National Uprising becomes the backdrop for a model-built story that touches on stubborn personal revenge in a situation of war conflict, when human life loses all value. The actions of the main character thus sound like increasingly absurd actions, his motives and the impact of his actions are relativized, the very legitimacy of such a belief appears shaky.
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Cast
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Jan Kačer
Zachar Matta
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Leopold Haverl
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Petr Čepek
Rub
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Ivan Mistrík
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Tibor Bogdan
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Adam Šangala
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František Zvarík
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Anna Javorková
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Odsúdené
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Štefan Kožka
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Odsúdené
Horná Dolná
Michal Monček
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Sváko Ragan
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Igor Hrabinský
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Vladimír Bartoň
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Bohuslav Čáp
Kubík
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Martin Hollý Director · Milan Šútovec Screenplay Zdeněk Liška Composer
First release May 5, 1978 · Produced in XC · Working title Muži a zbrane
Production
Slovenská filmová tvorba
Production
XC
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Muži a zbrane
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Languages
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Slovak
Release dates
XC · May 5, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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