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Zelary

2003Movie2 h 30 min

DramaRomance
73
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.5Metacritic667.0Rotten Tomatoes74%91%

A moving, cathartic drama movie about history and politics.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

Skip it if you want fast pacing

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Not for laughs.

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Story

A nurse and her surgeon-lover are part of a resistance movement in 1940s Czechoslovakia. When they are discovered, her lover flees and she must find a place to hide. A patient whose life she saved, a man from a remote mountain village where time stopped 150 years ago, agrees to hide her as his wife.

Feels like

  • Historical Drama
  • War-time Romance
  • Czech Resistance
  • Remote Village Setting
  • Forced Marriage
  • Survival
  • Emotional
  • Intrigue

Cast

10 of 10

Crew

Directed by
Ondřej Trojan
Written by
Petr Jarchovský, Květa Legátová
Produced by
Ondřej Trojan, Helena Uldrichová
Music by
Petr Ostrouchov

Everyone

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Facts

September 4, 2003 · 2 h 30 min · Violence

Released
September 4, 2003
Runtime
2 h 30 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
Czech
Also spoken
Russian, German
Made in
Austria, Czechia, Slovakia
Available in
3 countries

Tropes

Unwitting Instigator of Doom, In the Back, There Is Only One Bed +9

  • Unwitting Instigator of Doom
  • In the Back
  • There Is Only One Bed
  • Killed Offscreen
  • La Résistance
  • Rape as Drama
  • Shower Scene
  • Distant Finale
  • Table Space
  • Bitch Slap
  • Fish out of Water
  • Lethal Chef

12 of 27 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Zelary?"

Questions about Zelary

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Zelary?

It streams in 3 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Zelary worth watching?

73
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 74%, and Metacritic 66).

Is Zelary good for date night?

and 2 moreDate NightPartner WatchAdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing Safe

Yes: romance is 7 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

Is Zelary plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Zelary in English?

CzechRussianGerman

No, it was made in Czech, with some Russian and German.

What tropes does Zelary use?

Unwitting Instigator of DoomIn the BackThere Is Only One BedKilled OffscreenLa RésistanceRape as DramaShower SceneDistant FinaleTable SpaceBitch SlapFish out of WaterLethal Chefand 15 more

TV Tropes lists 27 tropes for it, including Unwitting Instigator of Doom, In the Back, and There Is Only One Bed.