A tense two-day standoff between a fugitive deserter and a principled lieutenant over church sanctuary and military authority during the Josephine reforms.
Set in 1776, this historical film by Petr Hvizd concerns an army deserter who takes refuge within the walls of the Convent of St. Claire. The investigation to find him soon becomes a question of morality concerning the value of human life in the context of the diversity and hierarchy of social laws.
Petr Hvižď
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