Black Barons

Black Barons

1992 · 99 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy

Life of Czechoslovak soldiers in a military unit for the so called "politically unreliable" - the Technical auxiliary battalions, aka "the black barons". Although it might seem like a political satire and it's mostly funny, it shows the reality and the absurdity of military service under the communist regime. Based on a novel by Miloslav Svandrlik.

Directed by Zdenek Sirový · Written by Miloslav Švandrlík

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