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Summary
Believing that there is no possibility of survival at the front, a Czech infantryman abandons his battalion and wanders through the Libyan desert.
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- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
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- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 40GoodWatch 44
IMDb5.8
Audience score22%
Box office
19%of its budget back
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $584 K
Worldwide it made back $584 K of the $3 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
Shorter than most war movies, −19 min on the typical 118
typical 11899Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
Released
2008
September 4, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
WarHistoryLanguage
Czech
Original language
Also spoken
SlovakFrenchMade in
- Czechia
- Slovakia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more20 people
- JMJan MedunaPrivate Jiří Pospíchal
- Petr VaněkPrivate Jan Lieberman
- Robert NebřenskýCorporal Kohák
- Michal NovotnýPrivate Ruzicka
- Martin NahálkaSergeant Borný
- Matúš KrátkyPrivate Janický
- Kryštof RímskýPrivate Kutina
- Petr LněničkaPrivate Sajda
- Andrej PolákPrivate Dunda
Petr StachPrivate Dubálek
Radim FialaLieutenant Halík
Matěj HádekRedhead- KKKarel KlinovskyBattalion Commander
Petr HalberstadtBattalion Doctor
Petr VršekBattalion Chaplain- ECElaine Cristina WeissovaWhore
- AWAshley WhiteBritish Sergeant
Daniel MargoliusItalian POW- VVVáclav ValteraSoldier in the Bunker #1
Jacob ErftemeijerSoldier in the Bunker #2
Directing · 1
- Václav Marhoul Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 1
- Stephen Crane Novel
Camera · 3
- Vladimír Smutný Director of Photography
- Martin Šácha Camera Operator
- Mark Rimmer Steadicam Operator
Editing · 1
- Luděk Hudec Editor
Sound · 7
- Sussan Deyhim Original Music Composer
- Richard Horowitz Original Music Composer
- Pavel Rejholec Sound
- Jakub Čech Sound
- Juraj Mravec Foley
- Martin Jílek Sound
Art · 1
- Jan Vlasák Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Jaroslava Procházková Costume Design
- Ivo Strangmüller Makeup Artist
- Linda Eisenhamerová Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Martin Paleček Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Slavomír Mikovec Gaffer
Other crew · 8
- Marcel Hána Property Master
- František Měsíček Armorer
- Ondar Hrncir Armorer
- Vojtèch Chvátil Special Effects
- Martin Kulhánek Special Effects
- Ridha Dridi Armorer
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