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Romeo, Juliet and Darkness

Romeo, Juliet and Darkness

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 15, 1960

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama, War

User Score

62%

Original Title

Romeo, Julie a tma

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Director

Jiří Weiss

Description

Pavel, a young student living in Prague in 1942, hides a Jewish girl in his apartment building's attic. Amidst the brutality of the occupying German army, love blossoms between the two. He is her only link to the outside world. Then the two are discovered by Pavel's mother, who forces the residents of the apartment building to decide whether Hana can remain.