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  • Juraj Herz – Holka na zabití AKA A Girl Fit to Be Killed (1976)

    Juraj Herz1971-1980ComedyCrimeCzech Republic
    Holka na zabití (1976)
    Holka na zabití (1976)

    While driving to Poland, a Czech man and woman have an argument. The woman gets out of the car to relieve herself, and the driver of the car runs over her, killing her. Meanwhile, in a Czech mountain town, a young man inquires after the girl, which piques the interest of the police.Read More »

  • Zbynek Brynych – Transport z raje aka Transport From Paradise (1963)

    1961-1970ArthouseCzech RepublicDramaZbynek Brynych

    Synopsis:
    Transport from Paradise is set in an unusual World War II concentration camp. The lax Nazi guards permit their Jewish prisoners to roam freely about the camp and conduct their own business and social affairs, without the threat of instant extermination looming over their heads. The prisoners’ main fear is that they may at any moment be shipped off to one of the death camps. In the film’s incredibly heartbreaking climax, a group of prisoners willingly board a train to Auschwitz, laboring under the delusion that they are being sent to another “paradise” camp at the behest of the Council of Jewish Elders. Though it stretches credibility at times, Transport from Paradise is purportedly based on a true story.Read More »

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