26 minutes that'll wreck your entire day — in the best way.
Jan Wiener is a young Czech Jew struggling to survive at the outset of Nazi occupation during World War II.
Acting
Kryštof Hádek's silent panic speaks louder than any dialogue.
Direction
Edell stretches 26 minutes into what feels like years of dread.
Cinematography
Cramped interiors that suffocate before the Nazis even arrive.
Director
Steven Edell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kryštof Hádek later starred in the Oscar-winning 'Closely Watched Trains' remake — Czech cinema's trauma specialist.
Shot on location in Prague's Josefov district, using buildings that witnessed actual 1942 deportations.
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