Sweet Light in a Dark Room

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Sweet Light in a Dark Room ★★★ Romeo, Julia a Tma; Romeo, Juliet and Darkness 1960

A student in Prague during the Nazi Occupation hides a Jewish girl. He falls in love with her but becomes the suspect in the murder of a Nazi officer. Directed by the great Czech filmmaker Weiss who was himself forced to leave his country during Nazi occupation. In Czech with English subtitles. 93m/B VHS . CZ Ivan Mistrik, Dana Smutna; D: Jiri Weiss.