Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com May 20, 2009 B

"Divided We Fall" is a vital reminder of the kinds of dramatic choices made by millions of peopled victimized by Nazis and traitors in a war that was fought at all costs.

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Vadim Rizov Movie-Vault.com Jun 19, 2003 7/10

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Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle Mar 10, 2003 3/5

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Harry Guerin RTÉ (Ireland) Feb 13, 2003 4/5

Manages to be funny and touching without ever resorting to schmaltz.

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Jamie Russell BBC.com May 23, 2002 3/5

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Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Feb 9, 2002 A-

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Susan Stark Detroit News Dec 8, 2001 4/4

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Rachel Gordon Filmcritic.com Dec 6, 2001 5/5

Just when you think you've seen all the World War II films you can handle, one comes along that leaves you in awe.

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Ted Murphy Baseline.Hollywood.com Dec 4, 2001 4/5

The comic elements are handled with a delicacy so that they do not overwhelm the dramatic underpinnings.

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Peter Howell Toronto Star Oct 8, 2001

As with the films of Emir Kusturica, whose characters also resist easy analysis, the people in Divided We Fall are completely and wonderfully human.

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Rick Groen Globe and Mail Oct 8, 2001

Divided We Fall is quintessentially Czech, and it knows no borders.

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Bruce Kirkland Jam! Movies Oct 8, 2001

No matter a person's race, creed, religion or even political affiliation, this simple Czech film is a triumph to be shared by all.

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Sean P. Means Salt Lake Tribune Sep 7, 2001

A stark portrait of the Nazi occupation -- the paranoia citizens lived with every moment, and the way small lies lead to tragic consequences.

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Jeff Vice Deseret News (Salt Lake City) Sep 7, 2001

A well-acted, thoughtful piece that shows what it may have been like living in Nazi-occupied portions of Europe, particularly in ethnically mixed Czechoslovakia.

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Robert K. Elder Chicago Tribune Aug 16, 2001

Has the literary richness, depth of character and tone that such a morally difficult, powerful narrative requires.

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Jon Popick Planet S Magazine Aug 12, 2001

Parts are very funny, but not over the top like Life is Beautiful.

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Robert W. Butler Kansas City Star Aug 3, 2001

The players perfectly inhabit their characters; nobody seems to be actually acting.

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Richard Schickel TIME Magazine Aug 2, 2001 4/5

A lovely movie, one that allows its characters unexpected spurts of growth and regression, darkness and grace.

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