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Želary

2003 · 2h 30m · R Drama, Romance
Directed by Ondřej Trojan

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Overview

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.

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73%
Tomatometer
Fresh

The story is as basic as a peasant meal -- and just as hearty.

Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten

Sometimes transcends its predictability. But at two and a half hours, 'sometimes' isn't really often enough.

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh

Humble, heartwarming storytelling with good acting and lush visuals.

Janice Page, Boston Globe
Fresh

See it as a war romance, and you'll like it.

Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Rotten

Trojan's direction is capable, and Asen Sopov's dark-hued cinematography is even better than that. The only thing missing is an appreciation for drama that does more than deliver the expected.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star

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