- Summary
- During World War II and the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, a couple, Josef and Marie, decide to hide a young Jewish neighbor in their small apartment. They keep getting a visit from their neighbor, Horst, who is a German sympathizer and has his eye on Marie. When she rejects his advances he seeks revenge by trying to move a Nazi clerk into their home, forcing the couple to tell a lie that will change their lives forever.
- Variant Title
- Musíme si pomáhat
- Format
- Video
- Published
- Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Classics : distributed by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2001]
©2000
- Locale
- Czechoslovakia
- Other Authors/Editors
- Borovan, Pavel.
Trojan, Ondřej, 1959-
Jarchovský, Petr, 1966-
Hřebejk, Jan, 1967-
Polívka, Boleslav.
Kassai, Csongor, 1972-
Dušek, Jaroslav, 1961-
Šišková, Anna, 1960-
Pecha, Jiří, 1944-
Huba, Martin, 1943-
Stasová, Simona, 1955-
Marek, Vladimir.
Kodet, Jiří.
Malíř, Jan, 1948-
Březina, Aleš, 1965-
Holla, Katarina.
Býček, Milan.
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
Total HelpArt T.H.A.
Česká televize (Prague, Czech Republic)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Notes
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Title from container.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000.
Digital reproductions are made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only.
Director of photography, Jan Malíř ; editor, Vladimír Marek ; music, Aleš Březina ; costume designer, Katarína Hollá ; production designer, Milan Býček.
Boleslav Polívka, Csongor Kassai, Jaroslav Dušek, Anna Sišková, Jiří Pecha, Martin Huba, Simona Stašová, Vladimír Marek, Jiří Kodet.
MPAA rating: PG-13.
VHS, stereo., Hi-fi.
Czech dialogue, English subtitles.
Czech Film and Television Academy Award: 2001, Critics' Award (Petr Jarchovský); Czech Lion - Best Actor (Muzský herecký výkon v hlavni̕ roli) (Bolek Poli̕vka); Best Actress (Zenský herecký výkon v hlavni̕ roli) (Anna Sišková); Best Director (Nejlepsi̕ rezie) (Jan Hrebejk); Best Film (Nejlepsi̕ film); Best Screenplay (Nejlepsi̕ scéňàr) (Petr Jarchovský)
Vancouver International Film Festival: 2000, Don Quixote Award (Jan Hrebejk); Golden Kingfisher (Jan Hrebejk)
