Two patriotic fighter pilots find the bonds of their friendship tested when they fall in love with the same woman against the turbulent backdrop of WWII. PEARL HARBOR REDUX? Close. Working from a script by his father, acclaimed Czech screenwriter Zdenek Sverak, director Jan Sverak (whose credits include the Oscar-winning KOLYA) uses an equally hackneyed love story to honor a group of less-well-known WWII heroes: The Czech fighter pilots who flew with the British Royal Air Force but were later imprisoned as "enemies of the state" by the Czech Communist government. The film opens in 1950 at the Mirov Prison. Former pilot Frantisek "Franta" Slama (Ondrej Vetchy) is sent...
Released:
2001
Rated:
R
Length:
n/a