Němec’s debut feature is one of the most thrilling and startlingly original works of cinema. Told almost without dialogue, it chronicles the tense and desperate journey of two teenage boys who are trying to stay alive after escaping from a German train bound for a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
Adaptated from Darkness Casts No Shadow by Arnošt Lustig, Diamonds of the Night is one of the earliest key early works of the Czechoslovak New Wave.
Jan Němec, Czechoslovakia, 1964, 68m.
Cast: Ladislav Janský, Antonín Kumbera
The screening on Thursday 10 September will be introduced by Second Run DVD founder Mehelli Modi.
Screenings:
Thursday 10 September 2026, 6pm + Intro
Wednesday 23 September 2026, 3.30pm
Tuesday 20 October 2026, 4pm
In partnership with:
Part of Czechoslovak New Wave season at The Garden Cinema and part of the 30th Made in Prague Festival organised by the Czech Centre.
The Made in Prague Festival is kindly supported by:
