Dark Blue World

– Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young fl..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
Original Name:
Tmavomodrý svět
Dark Blue World (2001) - Also known as Tmavomodrý svět

Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.

Dark Blue World (2001) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 May 2001

Language:

Czech, German, English, Slovak

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jan Sverák

Writer:

Zdenek Sverák (story), Zdenek Sverák (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Ondrej Vetchý, Krystof Hádek, Tara Fitzgerald, Charles Dance

Plot:

March 15, 1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia. Czech and Slovak pilots flee to England, joining the RAF. After the war, back home, they are put in labor camps, suspected of anti-Communist ideas. This film cuts between a post-war camp where Franta is a prisoner and England during the war, where Franta is like a big brother to Karel, a very young pilot. On maneuvers, Karel crash lands by the rural home of Susan, an English woman whose husband is MIA. She spends one night with Karel, and he thinks he's found the love of his life. It's complicated by Susan's attraction to Franta. How will the three handle innocence, Eros, friendship, and the heat of battle? When war ends, what then?

Awards:

8 wins & 7 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
62%
Metacritic:
56%