简介：Oncemore,Vlacil'sfilmsarelargelyaboutsubjectsthatarenotseenonscreen.Withsomespoilers,herewehaveastorysetin1947whenUkrainianright-winganti-Communistguerillas,lookinglikeandfeelinglikeNazi's,aretryingtofighttheirwaythroughCzechoslovakiatoAustria.Theycomeoutoftheforesttooccupyafamily'scountrysidefarmhouse,kidnappingadoctortohelphealoneoftheirwounded,butthiscouldjustaseasilybeaboutthepost-waroccupyingforcesinEasternEurope,ortheoccupyingSovietforcesinthe60's,asthereisaninitialbeliefthatthereisnothinganyonecando,ortocoinaSTARTREKphrase,`Resistanceisfutile.'Thefilmhasaverylanguidpacewhichestablishesthemoodandpaceofthissmallvillage,muchofitiswordless,withaSergioLeoneacid-westernfeel,easilythemostoutstandingfeatureistheoriginalmusicbyZdenekLiska,whichplaysontheinnerpsychologicalturmoil,providinganunseencharacterinthefilm.Thefathergivestheappearanceofpassivity,asheisoutmannedandoutgunned,whilehiseageryoungsonwantsatasteofimmediaterevenge.Butawisercourseofactioniscalledfor,waiting,givingtheimpressionheisyieldingtotheirdemands,asthefatherwantstoprotectthelivesofhiswifeandchildren,whichallowsforlargedosesofscreentimewherevariousfamilymembersareperformingdailyfarmchores,justtryingtosurvivethisordeal,whileinterspersedineachframearemenwithmachinegunswhosadisticallythreatentheireveryimpulse.Thisfarmhouseunderoccupationrepresentsacountryunderoccupation,allfeellikehelplessvictimswhereeverymomentisspentinfear,anyminutethingscouldspinhelplesslyoutofcontrol,andthisfilmskillfullygetsundereveryone'sskin.…