Czechoslovakian Zbynek Brynych directs this psychological drama set in World War II Terezin ghetto. A dark, visual portrayal of the trials and tribulations the Theresienstadt people faced on a daily basis presented in a series of memorable stories. Their hopes and dreams unfold against the perpetual threat of deportation (or worse) by the Nazis. Based on the novel "Night and Hope" by Arnost Lustig.

Zdeněk Štěpánek
as David Löewenbach

Ilja Prachař
as Moric Herz

Ladislav Pešek
as Roubíček

Jindřich Narenta
as Generál SS Knecht

Vlastimil Brodský
as Mukl

Čestmír Řanda
as Marmulstaub

Jiří Vršťala
as Binde

Jaroslav Raušer
as Von Holler

Walter Taub
as Spiegel

Martin Gregor
as