Divided We Fall

(2000)Directed by Jan Hřebejk120 minComedy, Drama

In 1943, a childless couple, the Čížeks, decide to hide a Jewish refugee, David Wiener, the son of Čížek's former employer, in the secret pantry of their apartment. Čížek is aware of the danger into which he has brought his household and his neighbours, but he takes helping his fellow man in need for granted. But at the same time, as a largely unheroic hero, he is dying of fear. His personal situation is greatly complicated by the approaching end of the war, when he faces danger from both the Germans and his "honest" fellow Czechs...

Bolek Polívkaas Josef Cízek
Anna Šiškováas Marie Cizková
Csongor Kassaias David Wiener
Jaroslav Dušekas Horst Prohaska
Martin Hubaas Dr. Albrecht Kepke
Jiří Pechaas Frantisek Simácek
Simona Stašováas Libuse Simácková
Jiří Kodetas Dr. Fischer-Rybáf
Richard Tesaříkas Captain
Vladimír Marekas SS Officer