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Vlak dětství a naděje (1989)

Vlak dětství a naděje poster
Directed by
Karel Kachyňa
Genre
drama film, comedy film, war film, drama television series, comedy television series, war television series
Country
Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl experiences childhood in Czechoslovakia during World War II. The series follows her family and community as they cope with the hardships of the war.

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What happens

Vlak dětství a naděje (The Train of Childhood and Hope) is a Czechoslovak television series directed by Karel Kachyňa first broadcast in 1989 with Stanislav Zindulka, Žaneta Fuchsová, Tereza Brodská and Helena Růžičková in the main roles. The series is based on Věra Sládková's novel trilogy Malý muž a velká žena (Little Man and Big Woman), parts of which are The Last Train from Frývaldov (1974), The Regiments of Evil (1975) and The Child of a Freewoman (1982). Although the series was filmed in 1985, it was not broadcast until 1989 due to censorship. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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