Cuckoo in a Dark Forest

Name: Cuckoo in a Dark Forest
Director: Antonín Moskalyk
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985-05-01
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Miroslava Součková, Oleg Tabakov, Alicja Jachiewicz, Míla Myslíková, Vilém Besser

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1985 · 94 min · Drama · TMDB 4.9/10

Overview

Set in World War 2 as the Germans occupy Czechoslovakia, teenage Emilka's father is murdered by the Nazis, but she is selected for special treatment by virtue of being blonde. She is billeted with the commandant of a concentration camp near the Baltic coast, where his kindness towards her provokes his wife's jealousy, but is compromised when Emilka witnesses his brutality towards the prisoners.

Directed by Antonín Moskalyk

Cast

Miroslava Součková — Emilka Fejfarová
Oleg Tabakov — Otto Kukuck
Alicja Jachiewicz — Frida Kukuck
Míla Myslíková — Frau Kramer
Vilém Besser — Teacher