The Protector

The Protector

5.5IMDb Score
Released:2009-09-22
Genre:Drama
Duration:98 min
Director:Marek Najbrt
Actors:Jana Plodková, Marek Daniel, Klára Melíšková, Sandra Nováková, Jan Budař
Production:HBO Česká republika, Media Plus, Negativ

Overview:

A Czech journalist joins a Prague radio station what broadcasts Nazi propaganda in order to protect his Jewish wife. However, as the Nazi rule over Czechoslovakia calls for more and more collaboration, his relationship with his wife spirals downward.

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