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)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)
Good 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