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CZECH REPUBLIC · 1964

Diamonds of the Night

Jan Němec
Czech New Wave survival human dignity persecution childhood trauma escape and freedom
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Synopsis

Two Jewish boys escape from a train transporting them from one concentration camp to another. Beyond themes of war and anti-Nazism, the film concerns itself with man's struggle to preserve human dignity.

Year1964
CountryCzech Republic
DirectorJan Němec
MovementCzech New Wave
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