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Having flown for the British Royal Air Force, Czech pilot Franta Slama (Ondrej Vetchy) finds himself imprisoned inia post-WWII totalitarian Communist labor campifor "betraying" his country. Rewinding this story, award-winning directory Jan Sverak takes us back to when Franta and his young Karel Vojtisek (Krystof Hadek) escape Nazi-occupied Czechoslovak a to join the RAFiin fighting Germans.
Frustrated at not being allowed to fly against the enemy until they can speak English and their RAF re-training is complete, a strong father/son bond between Franta and Karel quickly develops. After three months of training they are finally sent into combat, but the stress of the war, plus their mutual love foria married English woman, tests their strong friendship.
Dark Blue World is a story about love, comradeship, and sacrifice told with the nostalgic sentiment of classic Hollywood movies and the romance and historical backdrop of World War II.
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