Czech Anglo Productions (Czech Republic): 2

Jojo Rabbit (2019), a war comedy-drama film written and directed by Taika Waititi, is based on Christine Leunens’s 2008 book Caging Skies. Set in the city of Falkenheim during the fall of Nazi Germany, the story follows ten-year-old Johannes ‘Jojo’ Betzler as he joins the Deutsches Jungvolk, a youth group under the Hitler Youth (HJ). Indoctrinated with Nazi beliefs, he relies on his imaginary friend Adolf – a foolish version of Adolf Hitler. The local HJ training camp is led by Captain Klenzendorf, who struggles with conflicted beliefs. ...

Based on the character originally created by Robert E. Howard in 1928, the action-adventure film Solomon Kane (2009) follows the story of English privateer Solomon Kane. In 1600, Kane leads his crew into battle against Ottoman defenders in North Africa, eventually raiding a fortress where they encounter demons. Despite defeating the demons and reaching the throne room, Kane is stopped by a demon known as the ‘Devil’s Reaper’ who reveals that his soul belongs to Satan due to past sins. Refusing to accept this fate, Kane escapes by jumping out of a window. A year later, he seeks redemption by renouncing ...