Long Live the Republic
(1965)
★ 7.5 IMDb · 17 votes
Year: 1965
Runtime: 134 мин
Country: Czechoslovakia
Director: Karel Kachyňa
Cast: Zdeněk Lstibůrek, Naděžda Gajerová, Vlado Müller, Gustáv Valach, Юрий Назаров, Iva Janžurová, Jindra Rathová, Jaroslava Vysloužilová, Эдуард Бредун, Jiří Chmelař
Plot
Oldrich is the runt of his village, beaten by his father, bullied by the other boys. But he has imagination on his side, and a wiry toughness they can’t defeat. The village is in turmoil, because the Nazi occupiers have just retreated and the Red Army is advancing. Oldrich dodges amid the mayhem and panic, taking his share of blows but always managing to stay one step ahead.