Acclaimed Czech New Wave filmmaker Jaromil Jires (The Joke, Valerie & Her Week of Wonders) directs the true story of Maruska Kuderikova, a young Moravian girl who joined the Czech Resistance during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for her work. Kuderikova chronicled her experience as a prisoner in her diary, and Jires transforms her story into an uplifting tale of sacrifice for the sake of a better life and future. "A powerful and moving work" (International Film Guide). In Czech with English subtitles.
