Shadow Country

Generally I do not enjoy war movies as they tend to divide groups into the good and the bad. And Hollywood also demands a hero and a love story. Well thankfully none of that popcorn here.

Shadow country takes the viewer through time in a small village on the Czech border. It introduces us to the residents, German speaking, Czech speaking and Jewish as well as mixed marriages. It really shows how conflict poisons everything.

I have worked in many war and post war lands, and this is the first movie which I have seen which exposes the complexity and tragedy of war, even in one small rural village. Not a box office hit but a true masterpiece.