Movie Description

Polnočná omša

Polnočná omša

(1962)

Overview

On Christmas Eve, 1944, in Nazi-occupied Slovakia, the Kubiš family grapples with survival amidst brutal reprisals. Marián collaborates as a fascist guard leader, while his sister Angela has an affair with their Nazi lodger, Major Brecker. The situation escalates when their younger son, Juraj, a former partisan fighter, returns home wounded. As Germans search homes for escapees, Juraj hides in the attic, while an unsettling Christmas dinner unfolds below with Major Brecker present.

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Original TitlePolnočná omša

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1962-08-24

Original LanguageUnknown

Production CompaniesŠtúdio hraných filmov Bratislava

Genres

  • Drama
  • War