Summary
Set amidst the gloomy backdrop of the Beskid mountains in November 1944, this dramatic story tells the tale of seven fugitives who team up with a group of partisans. During a sabotage operation – the destruction of a bridge – they discover a traitor in their midst. The men, who have differing motives for their resistance activities, engage in endless finger-pointing, while at the same time battling for their very lives against an advancing heavily armed German army division... Experienced director Vladimír Čech brings this somewhat recombined war film to life via a screenplay written by Jiří Křižan. In 1967, Křižan was just starting out as a screenwriter, and Sedm havranů (The Seven Ravens) offered him the opportunity to create a powerful, dramatic, wartime script, set in a beloved and iconic backdrop – namely the Beskids, part of the Carpathians. The lead roles in this film about the erosion of trust are given to lesser-known actors, who offer authentic and energetic performances.
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