Director
Vladimír Michálek
Composer
Radim Hladik, Michal Dvorák
Cast
Veronika Zilková, Boleslav Polivka, Jiri Pecha, Peter Kavan
Edition 1997
101'
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1997
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Drama
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Dialogue:
Czech
In the waning days of the Soviet Empire, the leader of a rural Catholic flock, Father Holy, is fighting to keep the last-gasp commie leaders from closing the aging cathedral that is the heart of his diocese. Clearly a man of faith who is willing to perform such low-yield functions as gypsy christenings, he is no pushover for the local party bosses or the corrupt clerics above him, who have been willing to cut sleazy deals with the Red-era power brokers. His faith is tested by the dire situation he is facing, with the church seemingly doomed to extinction because his parishioners do not have the political of financial juice to stave off the shuttering. He is also becoming beaten down by the sad plight of a local woman he has long secretly loved.
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Credits
Directors
Vladimír Michálek
Composers
Radim Hladik, Michal Dvorák
Cast
Veronika Zilková, Boleslav Polivka, Jiri Pecha, Peter Kavan
Scenario
Jakub Deml, Milena Jelínek
Director of Photography
Martin Duba
Editors
Ivana Kacirkova
Producers
Alice Nemanska, Jana Tomsova, Ivana Kacirkova
Production studios
Studio Fama 92, Czech Television
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Dialogue
Czech
Countries of production
Czech Republic
Screenplay based on
Zapomenuté svetlo (Jakub Deml)
Year
1997