Closely Watched Trains — Official Trailer

Synopsis

At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Jiří Menzel

• Václav Neckář
  as Trainee Milos Hrma
• Jitka Scoffin
  as Conducteress Masa
• Vladimír Valenta
  as Stationmaster Max
• Libuše Havelková
  as Max's wife
• Josef Somr
  as Train dispatcher Hubicka
• Alois Vachek
  as Novak

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