Czech Republic,
1996, 105 min
(Alternative: 101 min)
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)
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