"Light is visible only in the dark"

2019

2h 49m

7.1(163 votes)

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Drama

Thriller

Overview

After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.

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Cast & Crew

68 members

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Petr Kotlár

Joska

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Nina Šunevič

Marta

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Writing

Алла Соколова

Olga

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Udo Kier

Miller

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Michaela Doležalová

Miller's Wife

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Stellan Skarsgård

Hans

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Harvey Keitel

Priest

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Julian Sands

Garbos

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Júlia Vidrnáková

Labina

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Lech Dyblik

Lekh

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Алексей Кравченко

Gavrila

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Barry Pepper

Mitka

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Petr Vaněk

Nikodém

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Radim Fiala

Cossack

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Jitka Čvančarová

Ludmila

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Tim Kalkhof

SS Officer

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Alexander Leopold Schank

SS Officer

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Filip Kaňkovský

Merchant

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Milan Šimáček

Mayor

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Pavel Kříž

Avid Man

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Dominik Weber

Luftwaffe Officer

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Štěpán Havlín

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Denisa Pfauserová

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Zdeněk Pecha

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Stanislav Bilyi

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Остап Дзядек

Peasant

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Daniel Beroun

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Marika Procházková

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Marie Štípková

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Martin Nahálka

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Petr Jeništa

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Irena Máchová

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Josef Bedlivý

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Tomáš Kraus

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Ondřej Malina

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Jan Monczka

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Petr Klimeš

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Alexandr Minajev

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Petr Stach

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Andrej Polák

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Jan Meduna

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Kryštof Rímský

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Tereza Martinková

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Filip Richtermoc

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Erik Srbený

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Jan Pavlíček

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Jiří Slavík

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Petr Ostrouchov

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Ivo Proks

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Martin Šanda

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Josef Kurka

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Jakub R. Špůr

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Klára Konvalinková

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Karel Dvořák

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Zdeněk Krupička

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Pavel Rubín

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Martin Kotas

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Kryštof Peterka

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Helena Bártová

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Robert Bárta

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Daniela Řepová

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Václav Marhoul

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Lukáš Marhoul

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Tomáš Marhoul

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Anton Šejvl

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Lukáš Kapko

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Antonín Mašek

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David L. Price

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