Dark Blue World
2001 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 6.9 · 59% critics
As war reaches Czechoslovakia, two skilled pilots flee to England and join fellow exiles in the RAF. Their loyalty is tested by combat, displacement, and a shared attachment that turns a close bond into a painful rivalry.
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Details
- Original title
- Tmavomodrý svět
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-05-17
- Language
- CS
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (93 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a WWII drama that mixes aerial action with friendship and romance, somewhat in the vein of Enemy at the Gates; Not for you if you want nonstop battle scenes.
Pros: strong lead performances; moving wartime backdrop; memorable flying scenes | Cons: thin character depth; uneven love story; slower pacing
Themes
- czech
- world war ii
- pilot
- romance
- aviation
- aerial combat
- 1940s
- battle of britain
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2002 · nominated
- Jameson People's Choice Award — Best Actor · 2001 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ondřej Vetchý
as František Sláma
Kryštof Hádek
as Karel Vojtíšek
Tara Fitzgerald
as Susan Whitmore
Oldřich Kaiser
as Jan Machatý
Linda Rybová
as Hanička Pecharová
David Novotný
as Bedřich Mrtvý
Charles Dance
as Wing Commander Bentley
Jaromír Dulava
as Railwayman Kaňka
- LK
Lukáš Kantor
as Tamtam
Juraj Bernáth
as Jan Gregora
Directed by Jan Svěrák