
Once Upon a Time in Paradise
Lordan Zafranovic, Peter Palka, Daniel Krzywon, 2016
Tenkrát v ráji
Josef Urban, 2015
Once Upon a Time in Paradise is a movie directed by Lordan Zafranovic, Peter Palka and Daniel Krzywon in 2016 and based on the book Tenkrát v ráji by Josef Urban, first published in 2015. The movie features Vavrinec Hradílek, Vica Kerekes, Miroslav Etzler, Petr Smíd, Jürgen Heinrich, Krystof Rímský, and others.
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Storyline
The legendary and best Czech mountaineer of his time, Josef Smítka, refused to join the full deployment in the Reich and for several years he was hidding from the German authorities and the Gestapo in the rock town of Hruboskalska, supported by Czech and German mountaineers. On his way to freedom, Joska crossed the limits of possibilities not only in the rocks, but also in life.
Movie vs Book

Year
2016
Minutes
99
Movie Rate
5.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Once Upon a Time in Paradise
Original title: Tenkrat v raji
Director: Lordan Zafranovic, Peter Palka, Daniel Krzywon
Country: Czech Republic
Year: 2016
Length: 1h39m

Year
2015
Pages
312
Book Rate
7.26
S: Goodreads
Book
Tenkrát v ráji
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