Shadow Country

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Shadow Country

2020

2h 15m

Drama

Foreign

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A story about the coexistence of Czechs and Germans during the Second World War and just after its end, based on real events in the border area of Vitorazsko. Directed by Bohdan Sláma.

Wendy Ide

Screen International

Slama's sure hand guides us towards a conclusion which, like anything which deals with nationalism, smouldering tensions and contested borders, feels uncomfortably timely right now.

Oct 8, 2020

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Rory Doherty

InSession Film

The collective trauma that rings through the film is affecting and thought-provoking, and Sláma pointedly investigates the impact that acting in cruel, self-interested ways can have on others.

Rated: B+

Jun 13, 2024

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

Divis Marek's flowing camerawork masterfully pulls the film together, as the action is allowed to flow across its large ensemble cast.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jan 5, 2021

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Matthew Anderson

CineVue

Simultaneously an historical allegory of tremendous scope and a claustrophobic, cautionary tale of collaboration and bloody revenge, it is both epic in scale and intimate in character detail.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2020

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

Bohdan Sláma finds a unique through-line for his World War II drama - a searing yet restrained examination of how war taints the souls of everyone it touches.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 14, 2020

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Kevin Wight

The Wee Review

Challenging and consistently troubling viewing, Shadow Country sees no deliverance in victory or righteousness in revenge. Just the cold, empty destruction of war.

Rated: 4

Oct 14, 2020

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A story about the coexistence of Czechs and Germans during the Second World War and just after its end, based on real events in the border area of Vitorazsko. Directed by Bohdan Sláma.

Director: Bohdan Sláma
Producer: Jindřich Motýl, Martin Ruzicka
Screenwriter: Ivan Arsenyev
Genre: Drama, Foreign
Original Language: Czech
Runtime: 2h 15m