Leaving Before Dawn
Category
filmGenre
étudeTypology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent filmshortOriginal title
Odejít před svítánímCzech title
Odejít před svítánímEnglish title
Leaving Before DawnSynopsis
German soldiers are holding a mass of men, women, and children in a prison in very poor conditions. One of the elder wants to open the window because he is having problems breathing. Another prisoner, who has begun ordering others around out of fear, refuses to allow the man to open it. One of the people lying on the floor is a young man called Felix, who has taken a little girl called Hana under his wing, and talks to her although the girl cannot hear anything. She has lost her hearing during a bomb raid. She calls for her grandmother and is frightened. Felix calms her down and offers an apple to soothe her thirst. The two spend the night talking and sleeping. In the morning, Felix opens the window despite the orders to keep it shut. The blazing sun blinds everybody. Suddenly, shots are heard.
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Cast
Kateřina Thořová
holčička Hana
Jan Prokopec
Felix
Vladimír Salač
brýlatý muž
Magda Maděrová
žena-vězeňkyně
Vlastimila Vlková
žena-vězeňkyně
Jana Šléhoferová
žena-vězeňkyně
Antonín Lebeda
stařec
Josef Hochmann
Petr Vaďura
Crew and creators
Director
Screenstory
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Film Editor
Production Manager
Production info
Original Title
Odejít před svítáním
Czech Title
Odejít před svítáním
English Title
Leaving Before Dawn
Category
film
Typology
featurenon-theatrical distributionstudent film
Genre
étude
Student film
Origin country
Czechoslovakia
Copyright
1977
Production Year
1977
Production
Technical info
Duration typology
short film
Duration in minutes
15 min
Original length in metres
407 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,37
Colour
colour
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
mono
Versions
Czech
Dialogue languages
Czech
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech
Awards
Vítěz
Festival: 16. filmový festival mladých Banská Bystrica
1978
Banská Bystrica / Czechoslovakia
Zdeněk Troška
