Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (1985)

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Released:
1985-05-01

Overview:
Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment by virtue of being blonde. She is billeted with the commandant of a concentration camp near the Baltic coast, where his kindness towards her provokes his wife's jealousy, but is compromised when Emilka witnesses his brutality towards the prisoners.

Director:
Antonín Moskalyk

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Miroslava Součková
    as
    Emilka Fejfarová
  • Oleg Tabakov
    as
    Otto Kukuck
  • Alicja Jachiewicz
    as
    Frida Kukuck
  • Míla Myslíková
    as
    Frau Kramer
  • Vilém Besser
    as
    Teacher