The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

1h 36m

6.4

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.

Cast

Captive Hans Joachim Gruber

Ewa Krzyżewska

Radovan Lukavský

German Lieutenant

German Lieutenant Werner

Koloman Matušík

Ondrej Struhár

František Török

Viera Strnisková

German Lieutenant (voice)

František Gervai

German Lieutenant Werner (voice)

Crew

Stanislav Barabáš

Mária Žajdlíková

Screenplay, Story

Maximilián Remeň

Štefánia Ryšavá

Assistant Editor

Assistant Editor

Vincent Rosinec

Director of Photography

Alžbeta Domastová

First Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Production Assistant

Anton Krajčovič

Production Design

Benedikt Krivošík

Camera Operator

Vladimír Ondruš

Camera Operator

Irena Schanerová

Júlia Ballagová

Beatrix Dollingerová

Assistant Makeup Artist

Dušan Brodanský

Original Music Composer

Property Master

Assistant Production Design

Production Manager

Anton Vyskočil

Unit Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

František Belfín