Lt. Franta Slama is a top pilot in the Czech Air Force who is assigned to train a promising young flier, Karel Vojtisek, and they soon become friends. When Nazi Germany invades Czechoslovakia in 1939, they both reject the authority of their new leaders and escape to England where they join other Czech exiles in the RAF. While flying a mission over England, Karel crash lands and happens upon the farmhouse of Susan, a young woman whose husband is in the Navy. Karel soon falls head over heels for Susan but, while they enjoy a brief fling, in time Susan decides she prefers the company of the older and more worldly Franta. As Franta and Karel struggle to maintain their friendship despite their romantic rivalry.
Dark Blue World has generally received positive reviews.
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Dark Blue World was released in 2001 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 109 reviews, giving Dark Blue World (2001) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Dark Blue World than critics were.
With a score of 71%, Dark Blue World is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
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