Nazi saboteurs infiltrate a Czech summer camp. The kids are NOT having it.
An adventure story for young people set in a summer camp for boaters in Juná. Eda, marked by a tragic experience of occupation, has difficulty getting along with the other boys. He only gains their trust and friendship when he helps to uncover German saboteurs.
Direction
Mach crafts genuine tension from pastoral boating scenes.
Production
Authentic 1949 Juná camp locations, propaganda-free charm.
Director
Josef Mach
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Juná was the Czechoslovak scouting organization that survived Nazi suppression; this film celebrates its post-war resurrection as national healing.
Director Josef Mach later became prolific in DEFA musicals — this early work shows his knack for genre tension beneath ideological surfaces.
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