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Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová (1967)

1967-11-24 · 166 min · Rating 7.80/10 (154 votes)

Putting the ‘dark’ back in the Dark Ages.

Mikolás and his brother Adam end up with a young German hostage of noble blood during a robbery. While their clan prepares for the wrath of the German king, Mikolás is sent to pressure his neighbor Lazar into a defense pact. Persuasion fails and he abducts Lazar's daughter Marketa on the eve of her initiation as a nun in an act of vengeance.

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13th century barbarism based on novel or book black and white bohemia christianity clash of clans dark ages falconry feudal lord flashback fortress highway robbery highwayman incest kidnapping medieval knight middle ages (476-1453) mountain fortress paganism peasants vs. royalty power struggle rape slovakia wolf pack

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