Želary

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Želary is a 2003 Czech film directed by Ondřej Trojan, starring Anna Geislerová. The movie received a 2004 Academy Award nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category. It was produced by Barrandov Studios in Prague.

[edit] Cast

Anna Geislerová – Eliska/Hana
György Cserhalmi – Joza
Jaroslava Adamová – Lucka
Miroslav Donutil – Priest
Jaroslav Dusek – Teacher Tkác
Iva Bittová – Zena
Ivan Trojan – Richard
Jan Hrusínský – Slávek
Anna Vertelárová – Helenka
Tomás Zatecka – Lipka
Ondrej Koval – Michal Kutina
Tatiana Vajdová – Anna Kutinová
Frantisek Velecký – Old Kutina
Viera Pavlíková – Old Kutinová
Juraj Hrcka – Vojta Juriga

[edit] Story

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The story begins in 1943, at the time where Europe was going through one of the worst moments of WWII. The Germans are everywhere and the Gestapo is the instrument to eliminate the people that are working in the resistance. When the young medical student and nurse, Eliska, is found to be in danger, she is sent to the country with one of the patients she has been taking care of at the hospital. Thus begins the saga of a woman who must hide, or face jail, or probably death.