Tobruk

Sep 4 2008 N/A 1h 42m
History, War

It is the story of Jiri and Jan, two Czech soldiers, battling alongside the allied forces against the Germans, during World War II in Tobruk, Libya. Jiri Pospichal, eighteen years old, signs up as a volunteer in the Czechoslovak army. His naive ideas about heroism are rawly confronted with the hell of the African desert, complicated relationships in his unit and the ubiquitous threat of death.

Plot

It is the story of Jiri and Jan, two Czech soldiers, battling alongside the allied forces against the Germans, during World War II in Tobruk, Libya. Jiri Pospichal, eighteen years old, signs up as a volunteer in the Czechoslovak army. His naive ideas about heroism are rawly confronted with the hell of the African desert, complicated relationships in his unit and the ubiquitous threat of death.

Written by

Václav Marhoul, Stephen Crane

Directed by

Václav Marhoul

Cast

Jan Meduna, Petr Vanek, Robert Nebrenský

Crew

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Production Countries

Slovakia, Czech Republic

Production Companies

Ceská televize, Silver Screen, Free - Cool - In

Languages

Slovencina, Ceský

Awards

4 wins & 5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,253
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA