Summaries

A grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe - as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return.

Mikolás and his brother Adam rob travelers for their tyrannical father Kozlík. During one of their "jobs" they end up with a young German hostage whose father escapes to return news of the kidnapping and robbery to the King. Kozlik prepares for the wrath of the King, and sends Mikolás to pressure his neighbor Lazar to join him in war. Persuasion fails, and in vengeance Mikolás abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa, just as she was about to join a convent. The King, meantime, dispatches an army and the religious Lazar will be called upon to join hands against Kozlik. Stripped-down, surreal, and relentlessly grimy account of the shift from Paganism to Christianity.—Joyojeet Pal <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • female nudity
  • middle ages
  • village
  • brother sister incest
  • lord
Genres
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • History
Release date Nov 23, 1967
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Czechoslovakia
Language German Czech
Filming locations Klokocín, Czech Republic
Production companies Filmové studio Barrandov

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Tech specs

Runtime 2h 42m
Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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