Directed by:
Vladimír MichálekScreenplay:
Milena JelinekCinematography:
Martin DubaCast:
Bolek Polívka, Veronika Žilková, Petr Kavan, Jiří Pecha, Simona Peková, Antonín Kinský, Jaromíra Mílová, Soňa Valentová, Jiří Lábus, Richard Metznarowski (more)Plots(1)
Vladimír Michálek based his melancholy second feature on the book by Jakub Deml. Set in the late 1980s, it tells the story of a village priest fighting to save the local church. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Bolek Polívka
Czechoslovakia
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Cosy Dens (1999)
The Elementary School (1991)
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Veronika Žilková
Czechoslovakia
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Czech Soda (1998)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Deskový statek (2008) (theatrical recording)
Petr Kavan
Czechoslovakia
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Forgotten Light (1996)
Jiří Pecha
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Divided We Fall (2000)
Koncert V... (1990) (theatrical recording)
All My Loved Ones (1999)
Simona Peková
Czechoslovakia
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Vyhnání Gerty Schnirch (2016) (theatrical recording)
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Antonín Kinský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Forgotten Light (1996)
Jaromíra Mílová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2010) (theatrical recording)
One Life (2023)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Soňa Valentová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1969) (TV movie)
Jiří Lábus
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
U Tlučhořů (2010) (theatrical recording)
Joachim, Put It in the Machine (1974)
Richard Metznarowski
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Forgotten Light (1996)
Miroslav Knoz
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Forgotten Light (1996)
Náš dědek Josef (1976)
The Angel of Blissful Death (1965)
Ivo Kubečka
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Forgotten Light (1996)
Hana Frejková
UK
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Václav Legner
Czechoslovakia
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Forgotten Light (1996)
Habermann's Mill (2010)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Zita Kabátová
Austria-Hungary
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Station Master (1941)
Ball Lightning (1978)
Želary (2003)
Jiří Samek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Forgotten Light (1996)
Popel a hvězdy (1990) (TV movie)
Milan Riehs
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amadeus (1984)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Martin Sitta
Czechoslovakia
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Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Sekal Has to Die (1998)
Kryštof Hanzlík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Divided We Fall (2000)
Forgotten Light (1996)
Konec básníků v Čechách (1993)
Helena Steidlová
Best movies:
Forgotten Light (1996)