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Divided We Fall

2000 · 120 min

A darkly comic yet tender wartime story that balances fear, absurdity, and moral complexity, leaving a lingering sense of fragile humanity.

Directed by
Jan Hřebejk
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Bolek Polívka, Anna Šišková, Csongor Kassai
Overview
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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Directed by
Jan Hřebejk
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Bolek Polívka, Anna Šišková, Csongor Kassai
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • morality
  • family
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror2
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Jan Hřebejk
Written by
Petr Jarchovský
Starring
Bolek Polívka, Anna Šišková, Csongor Kassai, Jaroslav Dušek, Martin Huba, Jiří Pecha, Simona Stašová, Jiří Kodet
Music
Aleš Březina
Cinematography
Jan Malíř
Runtime
120 min
Country
Czech Republic
Languages
German, Czech

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