And Give My Love to the Swallows

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world war ii nazi women's prison based on a true story interrogation

And Give My Love to the Swallows

Release Date: May 26, 1972

Year	:	1972
Slogan	:	«»
Genres	:	War, Drama
Production Companies	:	Filmové studio Barrandov
Director	:	Jaromil Jireš
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Writers	:	Jaromil Jireš
RunTime	:	86 mins.

This film, chronicling the last days of Czech resistance fighter Maruska Kuderikova (played by Magda Vasaryova), is based on her diaries. Though she was tortured and eventually executed by the Nazis, her diaries indicate that she was optimistic for the humanity of her captors and did not by any means hate them. Told with simple dignity, this film makes clear why Maruska became a national hero.