Fresh
As with the films of Emir Kusturica, whose characters also resist easy analysis, the people in Divided We Fall are completely and wonderfully human.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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...
Director and cast
- Jan Hřebejk Director
- Bolek Polívka as Josef Cízek
- Anna Šišková as Marie Cizková
- Csongor Kassai as David Wiener
- Jaroslav Dušek as Horst Prohaska
- Martin Huba as Dr. Albrecht Kepke
- Jiří Pecha as Frantisek Simácek
- Simona Stašová as Libuse Simácková
- Jiří Kodet as Dr. Fischer-Rybáf
- Richard Tesařík as Captain
- Vladimír Marek as SS Officer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Divided We Fall is quintessentially Czech, and it knows no borders.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Has the literary richness, depth of character and tone that such a morally difficult, powerful narrative requires.
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
A lovely movie, one that allows its characters unexpected spurts of growth and regression, darkness and grace.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Fresh
A rewarding, courageous and beautiful work.
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News
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