Movie Description:
Having flown for the British Royal AirForce, Czech pilot finds himself imprisoned in apost- WWII totalitarian Communist labor camp for "betraying" hiscountry. Rewinding this story, award- winning director Jan Sverak takes us back to when Franta and his young protegeKarel Vojtisek escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to jointhe RAF in fighting the Germans. Frustrated atnot being allowed to flyagainstthe enemy until they can speakEnglish and their RAF training is complete, a strong father/son bond between Franta and Karel quickly develops. After three months of trainingthey are finally sent into combat, but the stress of the war, plus their mutuallove for a married English woman, tests their strong friendship.