(Heidenlöcher)

Content: In this well-photographed and sometimes confusing wartime drama, an Austrian village experiences the tragedy of war on several different levels. Within one family, the younger son is jealous of the praise his father gives to a Polish POW who is working for them under very difficult conditions. Within the village as a whole, the French, Polish, and Russian POWs are kept under guard by Nazi soldiers, creating a tense situation all around. But more importantly, the village has conspired to hide an Austrian deserter in a cave up in the mountains. This act of rebellion on the part of the deserter and the village hangs in a precarious balance that could be upset by a single traitorous comment to the Gestapo.

Countries:

Germany,

Austria

Genres:

War,

Drama

Runtime:

100 minutes

Year:

1986

Directors:

Wolfram Paulus

Production companies:

BR,

MARWO Filmproduktion,

Voissfilm

Actors:

Santner

Ruap

Jacek

Overseer

Gestapo man

Crews:

Director

Art Direction

Costume Design

Music

Writer