The Bells Toll for the Barefooted (1965)

A dramatic story from the end of WW II and a remarkable contemplation of the value of true friendship, meaning and purpose oflife or the possibility to be humane even in inhuma ne conditions. In a frosty mountain setting a cruel struggle for life takes place. After a fight, two partisans return to their brigade carrying along a young German soldier as a captive. But suddenly, amidst the hopelessness of barren mountains. all protagonists find themselves in a liminal existential situation.

Released Sept. 4, 1965 96 min None+

Genres: Drama, War

Keywords: tmdb.bell, tmdb.world-war-ii, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Československý film Bratislava

Country: Czechoslovakia
Languages: German, Slovak