The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night

The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night

103 mins | Drama, Mystery | June 1, 1990

An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what happens when a sequence of mysterious events take place, including the disappearance of the stationmaster. While everything has a rational explanation, collective paranoia takes hold and everyone’s worst instincts are released. Interrogations, the abolition of rights and the search for scapegoats ultimately lead to murder

The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night

103 mins | Drama, Mystery | June 1, 1990

The Seventh Day, the Eighth Night
An allegory set in an archetypal Czech village, it tells of what happens when a sequence of mysterious events take place, including the disappearance of the stationmaster. While everything has a rational explanation, collective paranoia takes hold and everyone’s worst instincts are released. Interrogations, the abolition of rights and the search for scapegoats ultimately lead to murder
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Filmové studio Barrandov
Original title Den sedmý – osmá noc
Directors Anna Lackovičová, Josef Krameš, Milena Kropáčková, Evald Schorm
Writers Bedřich Kubala, Zdeněk Mahler, Evald Schorm