Movie · 93 min · 15+ · cmy, drm, rma, war, eur
At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.
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Available on 3 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #879 in Czech Republic.
- Czech Republic #879
Available languages
Audio: Czech
Subtitles: English
Cast
Václav Neckář, Jitka Scoffin, Vladimír Valenta, Libuše Havelková, Josef Somr, Alois Vachek, Jitka Zelenohorská, Vlastimil Brodský, Ferdinand Krůta, Květa Fialová, Naďa Urbánková, Jiří Menzel, Václav Fišer, Karel Hovorka, Jiří Kodet, František Husák, Jiří Hálek, Miloslav Homola
Crew
Jiří Menzel (director,screenplay), Bohumil Hrabal (screenplay)
Awards
1 wins from 3 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 1968 — won
- International Submission to the Academy Awards 1968 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 1968 — nominated