Zelary

Sep 4 2003 R 2h 30m
Drama, Romance, War

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.

Plot

A nurse and her surgeon-lover are part of a resistance movement in 1940s Czech Republic (then Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia). 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.

Written by

Kveta Legátová, Petr Jarchovský

Directed by

Ondrej Trojan

Production Countries

Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria

Production Companies

ALEF Film & Media Group, Ceská televize, Dor Film Production Company, ORF, Total HelpArt T.H.A., Barrandov Studio

Languages

Deutsch, Ceský

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 11 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
3,819
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA