Young love blooms while bullets fly — Slovak resistance has never been this devastatingly beautiful.
A dramatic story of the emotional, moral and political maturation of two young people during the Slovak National Uprising.
Direction
Uher's poetic visual language elevates propaganda into art.
Cinematography
Stunning Slovak landscapes that dwarf human conflict.
Acting
Čunderlíková's transformation from girl to woman is devastating.
Director
Štefan Uher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the Normalization era, Uher smuggled genuine emotional complexity past censors who wanted heroic propaganda.
The 1944 Uprising remains divisive in Slovak history — this film dares to show its messy human cost rather than mythic glory.
XC
