Transport from Paradise

5.2

Drama War

94 min

1963

Zdeněk Štěpánek Ladislav Potměšil Juraj Herz Helga Čočková František Němec Jiří Němeček Jiřina Štěpničková Josef Vinklář Josef Abrhám Martin Gregor Walter Taub Jiří Vršťala Čestmír Řanda Vlastimil Brodský Jindřich Narenta Ladislav Pešek Ilja Prachař Jaroslava Tvrzníková

Czechoslovakian Zbynek Brynych directs this psychological drama set in World War II Terezin ghetto. A dark, visual portrayal of the trials and tribulations the Theresienstadt people faced on a daily basis presented in a series of memorable stories. Their hopes and dreams unfold against the perpetual threat of deportation (or worse) by the Nazis. Based on the novel "Night and Hope" by Arnost Lustig.