Cuckoo in a Dark Forest

– 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.

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Release Date:

01 May 1985

Language:

Czech, German, Polish

Director:

Antonín Moskalyk

Writer:

Vladimír Körner (screenplay), Eduard Pergner (story), Zdenek Karel Slabý (story)

Main Actors:

Miroslava Soucková, Oleg Tabakov, Alicja Jachiewicz, Vilém Besser

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.7/10