The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

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A dramatic story from the end of WW II and a remarkable contemplation of the value of true friendship, meaning and purpose oflife or the possibility to be humane even in inhuma ne conditions. In a frosty mountain setting a cruel struggle for life takes place. After a fight, two partisans return to their brigade carrying along a young German soldier as a captive. But suddenly, amidst the hopelessness of barren mountains. all protagonists find themselves in a liminal existential situation.

Director

Stanislav Barabáš

Screenplay

Ivan Bukovčan

Music

Zdeněk Liška

Status

Released

Release date

04/09/1965

Original language

Slovak