Rated PG-13, directed by Jan Hrebejk, with Bolek Poliva (Josef Cizek), Jaroslav Dusek (Horst Prohaska), Anna Siskova (Marie Cizkova), Csongor Kassai (David Wiener), Jiri Pecha (Frantisek Simacek), running time: 117 minutes.
One of this year's five Best Foreign Film Oscar nominees, Divided We Fall takes a horrific, hilarious, touching and revolting look at Czech loyalties during Nazi occupation. Josef and Marie are a childless couple who live a quiet and comfortable life. They are befriended by Horst, an extroverted Nazi who frequently comes to visit and flirt with Marie. Life becomes tense when an escaped Jew and former neighbor, David, appeals to them for help, ultimately staying for two years in the couple's pantry. When Horst asks them to house a wayward Nazi soldier, Marie quickly lies and tells him she's pregnant, even though her husband is impotent. The onus is then on her to get pregnant quickly or risk being discovered and the possible wrath of the Nazis.
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