Drama Romance
Based on an autobiographical novella by Ivan Olbracht, the film tells the story of Hanele Safarová, who grows up just after the First World War in a little Ruthenian schtetl which, in true Hassidic fashion, awaits the arrival of the Messiah. But Hanele decides to follow the Zionists instead. She moves to the city to prepare for her departure to the Promised Land, where she meets a successful businessman named Ivo Karadzic, who has renounced Judaism to become a free-thinker. Their love for each other doesn’t only drive Hanele’s parents to distraction, it also threatens to destroy the entire community in the schetl.
Directed by
Karel Kachyňa
Martha Issová
Jan Kraus
Salamon Fux
Luděk Munzar
Narrator (voice)
Martin Hofmann
Hana Frejková
Eva Holubová
Ester Fuxová
Miroslav Noga
Ivo Karadžič
Milan Lasica
Grandpa Šafar
Jiří Pomeje
Lieutenant
Jiří Ornest
Dad
Lucie Žáčková
Pavel Rímský
Petr Meissel
Alois Švehlík
Leib Abramovič (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Šimun
Leib Abramovič
Radim Kalvoda
Benci Fux
Daniel Margolius
Student
Mikuláš Křen
Hanuš Bor
Pinches Jakubovič
Táňa Fischerová
Mom
Rudolf Kubík
Marie Ludvíková
Zuzana Fišárková
Magdaléna Sidonová
Stanislav Zindulka
Jid Fajnerman
Ján Sedal
Dušan Sitek
Václav Chalupa
Šlojme Kac
Lada Jelínková
Hanele Šafarová
Jozef Kubáník
Lenka Svadbíková
Rudolf Máhrla
Old Kac
Jindřich Khain
Herše Fux
Steva Maršálek
Mojše Kahan
Hana Franková
Ivo's Mother
Tereza Krenová
Lucie Soušková
Veronika Větrovcová
Milan Hajn
Magdalena Souskova
Leila Ayari
Lucie Nedvědová
Peter Gábor
Zuzana Talpová
Marion Pagáčová
Johana Rezková
Jan Růžička
Miloš Vosmanský
Erik Peťovský
Jiří Müller
Luděk Randár
Iva Pančenková
Tereza Chytilová
Jan Nejedlý
Martin Veliký
Ondřej Škoch
František Novotný
František Martínek
Vít Mareček
David Jurča
Aleš Blinka
Viktor Feuerlicht
René Michalička

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