Shadows of a Hot Summer () is a 1978 Czechoslovak thriller film by Frantià ¡ek VláÃÂil. The film won a Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1978.
The film is set in the 1940s after the end of World War II. Ondà Âej Baran lives with his family in Beskydy, at a homestead in the mountains. One day five members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army come to their house. One of them is injured and the Ukrainians want to hide in the house until he recovers. They take the family as hostages and force Ondà Âej to bring a doctor to the house. They threaten Ondà Âej that if he appeals for help they will kill his family. Ondà Âej eventually realises that he has to deal with them by himself. He kills all the Ukrainians, but one of them shoots him and he dies. The film ends with Ondà Âej's funeral.