
TMDb Rating
4.0/10
10 verified votes
The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night (1990)
DramaMystery
103 min
Plot Summary
An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells the story of what happens when a series of mysterious events take place, including the disappearance of the station master. While everything has a rational explanation, collective paranoia takes over and everyone's worst instincts are unleashed. Interrogations, disenfranchisement, and the search for scapegoats ultimately lead to murder. The movie was completed in 1969, but it was banned and not released till 1990, Evald Schorm who died in 1988 never saw it completed.
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Keywords to include
DramaMysteryEvald SchormJan KačerBohumil Šmída1990
Director
Evald Schorm
Top Cast
Jan KačerBohumil ŠmídaJan LibíčekKvěta FialováJosef Bek
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