Official poster of Closely Watched Trains
⭐ 7.2/10
Movie • 1966

Closely Watched Trains

“All it takes to make a man of a boy is a woman.”

Comedy Drama War
93 min

Synopsis

At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his sleepy backwater depot.

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Release date 1966-11-18
Original language CS
Status Released
Popularity 1