Fall of the Innocent ( Lidice )

Fall of the Innocent (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Lidice
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Czech ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
120 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Czech Republic ( Russia, Eastern Europe )
Slovak Republic ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Petr Nikolaev

Written By:
Zdenek Mahler

Actors:
Karel Roden ..... Frantisek Síma
Zuzana Fialová ..... Marie Vanková
Zuzana Bydzovská ..... Anezka Símová
Roman Luknár ..... Vlcek
Ondrej Novák ..... Karel Síma
Veronika Kubarová ..... Anicka
Norbert Lichý ..... Mayor
Jan Budar ..... Safebreaker Petiska
Václav Jirácek ..... Young Josef Horák
Marek Adamczyk ..... Václav Fiala
Joachim Paul Assböck ..... Harald Wiesmann
Miroslav Hanus ..... Toník
Ondrej Havel ..... Eda Síma
Adam Kubista
Michaela Mrvíková

Synopsis:

At the beginning of the story Lidice is just one of many small village trying to survive the war as best as it can. Day-to-day existence with the German soldiers flows until the upheaval of a bar brawl where by accident a drunk father kills his own son. The crime is justly punished and the poor wretch íma starts his sentence. But thanks to this he, alone, survives his family as well as his entire village which becomes the scapegoat for the assassination of a Nazi Officer. The massacre of Lidice will live with the viewer for ever, the wrath of Nazi Germany is yet to be fully understood.

Destruction and re-birth of the Czech village of Lidice. Deals with the historic events which led up to the Second World War and concluded with a powerful plea for world peace and international understanding.

This film tells the tragic story of a small Czech village under German occupation during the Second World War.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 29 July, 2012.

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