Cuckoo in a Dark Forest

Name: Cuckoo in a Dark Forest
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1985-05-01
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.70
Cast: Miroslava Soucková, Vilém Besser, Alicja Jachiewicz, Oleg Tabakov

– Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.70 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 34 Minutes

Release Year:

1985

Original Name:

Kukačka v temném lese

Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (1985) - Also known as Kukačka v temném lese

Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment by virtue of being blonde. She is billeted with the commandant of a concentration camp near the Baltic coast, where his kindness towards her provokes his wife's jealousy, but is compromised when Emilka witnesses his brutality towards the prisoners.

Story Timeline:

1940s

Producing Country:

Czechoslovakia, Poland

Filming Locations:

Central Europe, Prague Czechoslovakia, Prague Czech Republic, Poland, Prague, Germany

Genre:

War, Drama

Release Date:

01 May 1985

Language:

Czech, German, Polish