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A very awkward attempt to come to terms with the existence of the Slovak state. Lettrich has never been one of the best Slovak creators, but this is a weaker moment even within his filmography. Many things disturb me, from the acting performances, when even such aces as Kvietik or Kroner fail, through the atmosphere of regime decay (I would easily believe in what Lettrich describes in the summer of 1944, not two years earlier), to individual characters and their dialogues. Moreover, the budget he had to work with is obvious. Making a war and historical film for mere pennies is simply not possible. I also attribute the poorer technical quality to this and the age of the film, as I had problems with the sound and only deciphered some of the passages with difficulty. Overall impression: 40%. (29.08.2019)