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It's 1950 and the height of the Cold War in Communist-ruled, post-war Czechoslovakia. Ex-RAF Czech pilot Franta Slama - a man in his early forties - is confined to a labour camp as an "enemy of the people", because he had flown for the RAF during WWII. The new totalitarian Communist regime deemed him contaminated by the Western ideals of democracy and freedom and as such a potential threat to the State. Flashing back to 1939, just before world peace is irredeemably shattered. Franta congratulates his protege, fresh faced young trainee pilot Karel Vojtisek, for passing his flying test. Soon afterwards, Franta and Karel escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and reach England, where they join the RAF. Both men fall in love with the same woman, Susan. For Karel, Susan was his first love. But for both men, Susan will push their friendship to the limit.

Production
Biograf Jan Sverak; Ceská Televize [cz]; Dark Blue World [cz]; Eurimages [fr]; Fandango [it]; Helkon Media AG [de]; Phoenix Film Investments [dk]; Portobello Pictures [gb]; Státní fond CR pro podporu a rozvoj ceské kinematografie [cz];

Cast Names
Ondrej Vetchý; Krystof Hádek; Tara Fitzgerald; Charles Dance; Oldrich Kaiser; David Novotny; Linda Rybová; Jaromír Dulava; Lukás Kantor; Radim Fiala; Juraj Bernáth; Miroslav Táborský; Hans-Jörg Assmann; Thure Riefenstein; Anna Massey; Viktor Preiss; John Warnaby; Petr Burian; Cestmír Randa Jr.; Jeremy Swift; Sophie Wilcox; Caroline Holdaway; Charlotte Fairman; William Scott-Masson; Zdenek Dvorák; Jirí Lábus; Jan Dvorák; Daniela Kolárová; Martin Sitta; Horst-Günter Marx; Frantisek Rys; Ashley Clish; Anna Veselá; Lexie Peel; Filip Renc; Blaise Colangelo; Sienna Colangelo; Monika Petru; Gemma Scrimgeour; Rhian Heppleston;

Box Office
USD 258,215

Release Date
2001-12-28 (Los Angeles, California)
2001-12-28 (New York City, New York)

Genres
War; Drama; Action; Romance;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for sexuality/nudity.

Running Time
1 hr. 52 min.

Director
Jan Sverák

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