Divided We Fall

In 1943, a childless couple, the Čížeks, decide to hide a Jewish refugee, David Wiener, the son of Čížek's former employer, in the secret pantry of their apartment. Čížek is aware of the danger into which he has brought his household and his neighbours, but he takes helping his fellow man in need for granted. But at the same time, as a largely unheroic hero, he is dying of fear. His personal situation is greatly complicated by the approaching end of the war, when he faces danger from both the Germans and his "honest" fellow Czechs...

• Release date
• March 15, 2000
• Runtime
• 120 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama
• Director
• Jan Hřebejk

Cast

Bolek Polívka Josef Cízek Anna Šišková Marie Cizková Csongor Kassai David Wiener Jaroslav Dušek Horst Prohaska Martin Huba Dr. Albrecht Kepke Jiří Pecha Frantisek Simácek Simona Stašová Libuse Simácková Jiří Kodet Dr. Fischer-Rybáf