The Bells Toll for the Barefooted

1965 6.4 (5 votes) 1h 36m

Genres

Drama War

Production Companies

Československý film Bratislava

The Bells Toll for the Barefooted (Zvony pre bosých)

Overview

A dramatic story from the end of WW II and a remarkable contemplation of the value of true friendship, meaning and purpose oflife or the possibility to be humane even in inhuma ne conditions. In a frosty mountain setting a cruel struggle for life takes place. After a fight, two partisans return to their brigade carrying along a young German soldier as a captive. But suddenly, amidst the hopelessness of barren mountains. all protagonists find themselves in a liminal existential situation.