Dark Blue World (2001)

Original title

Tmavomodrý svět

Directed by

Jan Svěrák

Genre

drama film, action film, war film, romance film

Country

Czech Republic, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 93 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two, Czech pilots train and fight with the British Royal Air Force. The film follows their difficult experiences and personal relationships in exile.

wistfulbittersweetsoberingtensepoignantmelancholicvisceral

What happens

Dark Blue World (Czech: Tmavomodrý svět) is a 2001 war drama film by Czech director Jan Svěrák, the Academy Award-winning director of Kolya. The film is about Czech pilots who fought for the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The screenplay was written by Zdeněk Svěrák, the director's father. The film stars Czech actors Ondřej Vetchý, Kryštof Hádek and Oldřich Kaiser. British actors include Tara Fitzgerald, Charles Dance and Anna Massey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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