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Diamonds of the Night

Year
1964
Director
Jan Němec
Length
67 minCriterion Collection spine 969 catalogue presentation Version sources ↓

Two boys escape a concentration-camp transport and struggle through a landscape of hunger, memory and fear.

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Language
Czech, German
TenseStrange Best saved for later · For patient viewers
Diamonds of the Night 1964

What to expect

The escape is clear even when the images resist a simple timeline. Memories and imagined possibilities interrupt physical survival, allowing editing and sound to carry the boys’ uncertain experience. Watch how a brief image can change whether a moment feels remembered, hoped for or lived.

How to ease in

Keep hold of the two boys’ immediate need to survive. You do not need to settle every shift in time as soon as it appears.

Heads-up

A quick, non-exhaustive note The story involves Holocaust persecution, hunger, pursuit and threatened violence. It offers little reassurance.
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Criterion Collection spine 969 catalogue presentation 67 min · home video Listed catalogue duration only; stream duration and exact cut identity have not been verified. Source: The Criterion Collection Runtime reference · Checked 2026-10-26

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