centre on czech ww2 pilot the old frantisek and the boyish impulsive karel and in the background the quiet piano play honza . a the film open and it be 1950 and the war be over and frantisek and honza be imprison in a former monastery . in their now soviet control native country they be enemy of the people . honza be severely maltreat by his communist countryman and dy . in 1939 many pilot manage to escape german occupy europe and make their way to england where they join the raf . notwithstanding their high motivation and experience they face raf reluctance and british stiff upper lip . finally they fight gallantly in the battle of britain . however and frantisek and karel find their friendship severely test when they both fall for the same woman . in term of romantic sub plot and this be very similar to the hollywood production pearl harbour . however and give the context of the film and frantisek eventual fate and it be also possible to read the english woman treatment of the two men a symbolic of british treatment of the czech and polish raf pilot represent conveniently forget them once the war be over . in addition and the film be a lot less cliché than pearl harbour and the character be more fully realise . dark blue world also score in term of it stunning aerial dogfight and which be seamlessly create use a mixture of model and actual live action aerial filming and out take from the 1969 epic the battle of britain . in short and dark blue world be a well make and move and think provoking and exciting drama that put the like of pearl harbour to shame . highly recommended .