Are the Czech people victims in Hangmen Also Die? On the one hand, even though they are being tormented and executed, they seem to be willing to accept it as long as they stick together and refuse to reveal the identity of their hero. Victims are generally people who are suffering and miserable, who demand sympathy from the audience. Even when they are being beaten, they maintain their pride and accept the punishment. On the other hand, they are being killed for no reason and chosen at random.
Ultimately, I think that they are the victims in the film. Even though they are willing to die and turn the tables and become a sort of aggressor at the end, the Czech people are still relatively powerless and can never feel safe from random acts of violence and persecution. They also could be seen as victims of their own pride. Had they given up the one assassin, they could have saved hundreds of lives, but they are compelled to stick together and allow their peers to pay the price. Czaka is also a victim, even though he “deserved” what he got for being a traitor.
In the end, all of the Czech people are victims, even though they did have some sort of control over their destinies. If they are not victims in terms of being terrorized for no reason, they are victims of their own decisions and sacrifices.
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