Plot
Set in a small Ukrainian village during the outbreak of war with Germany in 1941 Private Chonkin, not overly endowed with intelligence, is left to guard a downed military aircraft. The authorities appear to have forgotten about him so this leaves him free to work his chams on the village postmistress, Njura, untill the local militia are tipped off.
Written by
Zdenek Sverák, Vladimir Voinovich
Directed by
Jirí Menzel
Crew
Production Countries
Czech Republic, France, Italy, Russia, United Kingdom
Production Companies
La Sept Cinéma, Studio Trite, Canal+, CNC, MK2 Films, Portobello Pictures, Fandango, Domenico Procacci, Channel Four Films
Languages
Ceský
Awards
1 win & 8 nominations
Scores
# of Votes
632
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA