Directed by:
Václav MarhoulScreenplay:
Václav MarhoulCinematography:
Vladimír SmutnýCast:
Petr Kotlár, Udo Kier, Michaela Doležalová, Zdeněk Pecha, Lech Dyblik, Jitka Čvančarová, Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Julian Sands (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Trying to protect their child from the mass extermination of Jews, a Jewish couple sends their son to a relative in the countryside somewhere in Eastern Europe. However, the boy's aunt dies unexpectedly and the child is forced to set out on a lone journey through the wild and hostile world governed only by local rules, prejudices and superstitions. When the war ends, his fight for physical survival is replaced by a different kind of a fight. A battle he may not even be aware of, a battle with himself, a battle for his soul, his future... (Bioscop)
(more)Cast
![Petr Kotlár](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/151/162151820_07e1bc.png)
Petr Kotlár
Czech Republic
Best movies:
The Painted Bird (2019)
![Udo Kier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269466_9b30ec.jpg)
Udo Kier
German Empire
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
![Michaela Doležalová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/886/93886050_4f1f50.jpg)
Michaela Doležalová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Maškaráda čili Fantom Opery (2009) (theatrical recording)
Lhář (2005) (theatrical recording)
Faidra (2008) (theatrical recording)
![Zdeněk Pecha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/242/161242749_6a2bad.png)
Zdeněk Pecha
Best movies:
Actor (2020) (series)
Vosto5: Pérák (2020) (theatrical recording)
Eyewitness (2021)
Lech Dyblik
Poland
Best movies:
The Peasants (2023)
Sonata (2021)
Life Feels Good (2013)
![Jitka Čvančarová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/639/166639612_c9493c.jpg)
Jitka Čvančarová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Babylon (2002) (theatrical recording)
![Stellan Skarsgård](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/671/163671628_d25108.jpg)
Stellan Skarsgård
Sweden
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Dune: Part Two (2024)
Le Destin de Will Hunting (1997)
![Harvey Keitel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267601_170ded.jpg)
Harvey Keitel
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Björk: Volumen (1999) (video compilation)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
![Julian Sands](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267798_145223.jpg)
Julian Sands
UK
Best movies:
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
The Killing Fields (1984)
The Keeper (2018)
![Júlia Valentová Vidrnáková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/084/166084121_69a926.jpg)
Júlia Valentová Vidrnáková
Best movies:
The Painted Bird (2019)
![Aleksey Kravchenko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/785/161785293_6ee981.jpg)
Aleksey Kravchenko
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Come and See (1985)
Mummy (1999)
9th Company (2005)
![Barry Pepper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269035_ae0a3a.jpg)
Barry Pepper
Canada
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Enemy of the State (1998)
![Petr Vaněk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276419_ca56b7.jpg)
Petr Vaněk
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sense of Tumour (2024) (series)
Vosto5: Pérák (2020) (theatrical recording)
Leonard Bernstein: Mše (2018) (theatrical recording)
![Marika Procházková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/310/164310802_c604fc.jpg)
Marika Procházková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Amerikánka. Na vzletové ranveji (2022) (theatrical recording)
Ptákovina (2009) (theatrical recording)
Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match (2012)
![Marie Štípková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/554/164554614_8bff7c.jpg)
Marie Štípková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Defender (2021) (series)
Kazimír a Karolína (2010) (theatrical recording)
Národ sobě - kultura tobě (2021) (concert)
![Milan Šimáček](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/030/162030858_901d31.jpg)
Milan Šimáček
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Black Barons (1992)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
Blázni a děvčátka (1989)
![Martin Nahálka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687698_8d00d5.jpg)
Martin Nahálka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jozef Mak (2021) (TV movie)
Broken Promise (2009)
Za mestskými múrmi: Obeť (2000) (TV movie)
![Dominik Weber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/654/160654184_5fbc83.jpg)
Dominik Weber
West Germany
Best movies:
The Painted Bird (2019)
Mack the Knife - Brecht's Threepenny Film (2018)
Der Zürich-Krimi (2016) (series)
![Petr Jeništa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277786_5bb288.jpg)
Petr Jeništa
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Stavrogin je ďábel (2005) (theatrical recording)
One Life (2023)
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
![Irena Máchová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274957_d099ed.jpg)
Irena Máchová
Czechoslovakia