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Divided We Fall
CZ, 2000, 117min., 35 mm
This biting comedy by Jan Hřebejk, set in the last three years of the Second World War, concerns a Czech family and their decision to help a friend in trouble - a Jewish fugitive FROM a concentration camp - by hiding him in their home. The film… More
Synopsis
This biting comedy by Jan Hřebejk, set in the last three years of the Second World War, concerns a Czech family and their decision to help a friend in trouble - a Jewish fugitive FROM a concentration camp - by hiding him in their home. The film relativizes the notion of what it means to be a hero or a collaborator. The characters are small and fallible human beings affected by the huge tragedy of war. The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film.
| Director | Jan Hřebejk |
|---|---|
| Screenwriter | Petr Jarchovský |
| Director of photography | Jan Malíř |
| Editor | Vladimír Barák |
| Sound | Karel Jaroš |
| Featuring | Boleslav Polívka, Anna Šišková, Jaroslav Dušek, Csongor Kassai, Jiří Pecha, Simona Stašová, Martin Huba, Jiří Kodet, Vladimír Marek, Richard Tesařík |
| Genre | Feature |
| Production Companies | Total Helpart T.H.A. |
| Distribution in Czech Republic | Space Film |
| Sales | ČT – Telexport |
| PR in Czech | Pavlína Fechterová |
| Co-production | Česká televize |
| Supported by fund | Czech State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinematography |
| Premiere | 15.03.2000 |
| Award: | Czech Lion 2000 – best film, best director (Jan Hřebejk), best screenplay (Petr Jarchovský), best actress (Anna Šišková), best actor (Bolek Polívka), Oscar nomination, IFF Cottbus 2000 (Germany) – FIPRESCI Award, Finále Plzeň 2000 – best film, FICC Jury Don Quijote Award, Finále Plzeň 2001 – best actor and actress (B. Polívka, A. Šišková), IFF Sydney 2001 (Australia) – audience award, Prix UIP Award best European film, IFF Palm Springs 2001 (USA) – Audience Award |
