Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: TB.KT.12 Vall / College 5a - Szene / Regal 517	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

A visionary medieval epic, Vlacil's dazzling film is as powerful and engrossing as his more famous "Marketa Lazarova". It chronicles the tale of a young boy forced to join the Order of the Teutonic Knights. Reaching adulthood he abandons the Crusaders, only to be pursued by a fanatical comrade and pay a terrible price for his rejection of the Holy Order.

The film is a haunting moral fable examining the timeless conflict between human nature and dogmatism. Released just before the '68 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, the film's theme was given a political interpretation and its screenings severely restricted by the authorities. (Verlagstext)