Marketa Lazarová
166 min
1967
Published on, 2 months ago
Marketa Lazarová
166 min
1967
Published on, 2 months ago
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.
rape
based on novel or book
kidnapping
christianity
flashback
paganism
incest
fortress
middle ages (476-1453)
dark ages
wolf pack
power struggle
highwayman
feudal lord
bohemia
13th century
clash of clans
peasants vs. royalty
barbarism
mountain fortress
medieval knight
slovakia
falconry
highway robbery
