Dark Blue World

Dark Blue World (2001)

TMDb

7.0

17/05/2001 • 1h 52m
original-title

Tmavomodrý svět

status

Released

production-companies

Portobello Pictures

Helkon Media

Fandango

Biograf Jan Svěrák

Česká televize

Phoenix Film Investments

Tmavomodrý svět

original-language

Czech

budget

$5,000,000

revenue

-

Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.

director
production-countries

France

Czech Republic

Denmark

Germany

Italy

United Kingdom

spoken-languages

German

English

Slovak

Czech

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