Milos Hrma a bumbling dispatcher's apprentice at a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him he embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery encountering a universe of frustration eroticism and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot. Milos becomes involved in a plot to blow up a German ammunition train but when the plan backfires he is forced to
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An example of Czech 'New Wave' Cinema, Jiri Menzel's film is set during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, but is primarily concerned with an apprentice train guard's attempts to lose his virginity while on duty at a rural railway depot. Winner of the Best Foreign Film Oscar of 1966.
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