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.
- Release Date: 1965-09-04
- Runtime: 1h 36min
- Production Company: Československý film Bratislava
- Production Country: Czechoslovakia
- Director: Stanislav Barabáš
- Writer: Ivan Bukovčan
