Young prisoners try to steal bread from a Nazi train. An adaptation of a story by Arnošt Lustig, Němec’s very first film can be seen as a prelude to his feature debut Diamonds of the Night (1964). As Němec said, “in Loaf the boys are planning to escape and need bread, and Diamonds captures their escape”.
Screens together with Arnošt Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Němec and Diamonds of the Night.
Film details
- Country of production
- Czechoslovakia
- Year
- 1960
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 12'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
