Television production based on the short story by S. Zweig. The chess game played by two men is not only the central event, but also a metaphor for a story about human aggression, guilt and liberation.
A fairy tale in a classic setting, with usual fairy tale creatures.
Old farmer Martin Hudec summons his three estranged sons back to their native village to mow a family meadow. As they spend days together, old pains and personality clashes surface…
The film is based on the memoirs of partisan commander Peter Kružliak. Lieutenant Peter Kubiš is ordered to move with his unit to the mountains after the fall of Banská Bystrica, where he is to receive further orders. No one is waiting, on the contrary, civilian refugees from Banská Bystrica are also entrusted to his protection. In addition, the headquarters sends him to "take care" of captured German soldiers. A serious dispute arises over whether to liquidate the prisoners or not. The final decision must be made and enforced by Lieutenant Kubiš - he refuses to carry out the sentence without a decision from a field court. Kubiš sends the captured Germans - hostages to Banská Bystrica to guarantee the safe return of the civilian population to the city.
Ten short unrelated stories that move chronologically through Slovakia's twentieth-century history as seen from the perspective of life in small towns and villages.