
In World War II Nazi occupied Czech Republic a childless couple, Josef and Marie Cizek, can only watch while the Jewish family of their employers, the Wieners, are first removed from their own home to a spare room in their house by the Nazis, then deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp. Years later, young David Wiener, the sole surviving member of that family has managed to escape and make it to the Cizeks. Although fully aware of the extreme danger of harboring a Jew ... (Full plot summary below)
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In World War II Nazi occupied Czech Republic a childless couple, Josef and Marie Cizek, can only watch while the Jewish family of their employers, the Wieners, are first removed from their own home to a spare room in their house by the Nazis, then deported to Theresienstadt concentration camp. Years later, young David Wiener, the sole surviving member of that family has managed to escape and make it to the Cizeks. Although fully aware of the extreme danger of harboring a Jew in the Third Reich, the Cizek's can not permit themselves to leave David to certain death and agree to hide him. However, this decision leads to terrible danger of discovery by the Nazis and especially their friend and Nazi collaborator, Horst Prohazka, who is attracted to Marie. With desperate cleverness and luck, the Cizeks struggle to keep the secret, even when Horst begins to suspect. In doing so, they find themselves making unorthodox choices and learning about the true nature of the people around them.
Leave your thoughts about Divided We Fall.
| Filmcritic.comRachel GordonJust when you think you've seen all the World War II films you can handle, one comes along that leaves you in awe. |
| Sacramento News & ReviewMark HalversonA provocative Holocaust drama saturated with tension and streaked with dark comedy. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrDivided We Fall briskly, often hilariously, forbids us to wallow in the specious comfort of untainted local heroes or irredeemable villains. |
| Denver PostSteven RosenAn accomplished, insightful, touching film. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyProfound, powerful Czech import takes a tragicomic approach to the Holocaust, though unlike Benigni's film, the movie does not sentimentalize those caught up in the Nazi dragnet. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelDuane DudekUltimately stands on the united essence of the human condition. |
| New York PostLou LumenickA very worthwhile entry in the proud tradition of Czech filmmakers examining serious social issues with dark humor. |
| Baseline.Hollywood.comTed MurphyThe comic elements are handled with a delicacy so that they do not overwhelm the dramatic underpinnings. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellAs with the films of Emir Kusturica, whose characters also resist easy analysis, the people in Divided We Fall are completely and wonderfully human. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonA stirring, affecting story about courage, trust and the inevitability of bizarre allegiances during times of desperation. |