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.
Cast
Lada Jelínková
Hanele Šafarová
Miroslav Noga
Ivo Karadžič
Jiří Ornest
Dad
Táňa Fischerová
Mom
Milan Lasica
Grandpa Šafar
Hanuš Bor
Pinches Jakubovič
Václav Chalupa
Šlojme Kac
Stanislav Zindulka
Jid Fajnerman
Jan Kraus
Salamon Fux
Eva Holubová
Ester Fuxová
Radim Kalvoda
Benci Fux
Jindřich Khain
Herše Fux
Peter Šimun
Leib Abramovič
Rudolf Máhrla
Old Kac
Steva Maršálek
Mojše Kahan
Hana Franková
Ivo's Mother
Jiří Pomeje
Lieutenant
Daniel Margolius
Student
Luděk Munzar
Narrator (voice)
Tereza Krenová
Unknown
Lucie Soušková
Unknown
Veronika Větrovcová
Unknown
Milan Hajn
Unknown
Magdalena Souskova
Unknown
Leila Ayari
Unknown
Lucie Žáčková
Unknown
Martha Issová
Unknown
Lucie Nedvědová
Unknown
Magdaléna Sidonová
Unknown
Rudolf Kubík
Unknown
Peter Gábor
Unknown
Zuzana Talpová
Unknown
Lenka Svadbíková
Unknown
Marion Pagáčová
Unknown
Johana Rezková
Unknown
Hana Frejková
Unknown
Pavel Rímský
Unknown
Mikuláš Křen
Unknown
Jan Růžička
Unknown
Zuzana Fišárková
Unknown
Petr Meissel
Unknown
Marie Ludvíková
Unknown
Miloš Vosmanský
Unknown
Ján Sedal
Unknown
Peter Serge Butko
Unknown
Erik Peťovský
Unknown
Jiří Müller
Unknown
Dušan Sitek
Unknown
Jozef Kubáník
Unknown
Luděk Randár
Unknown
Iva Pančenková
Unknown
Tereza Chytilová
Unknown
Martin Hofmann
Unknown
Jan Nejedlý
Unknown
Martin Veliký
Unknown
Ondřej Škoch
Unknown
František Novotný
Unknown
František Martínek
Unknown
Vít Mareček
Unknown
David Jurča
Unknown
Aleš Blinka
Unknown
Alois Švehlík
Leib Abramovič (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Helena Sýkorová
Dramaturgy
Karel Kachyňa
Director
Jana Dudková
Screenplay
Ivan Olbracht
Short Story
Dalibor Lipský
Editor
Monika Marková
Assistant Editor
Petr Hojda
Director of Photography
Petra Poláčková
First Assistant Director
Alena Kubálková
Second Assistant Director
Jiří Koštýř
Executive Producer
Daniel Tuček
Line Producer
Viktor Pípal
Production Assistant
Milan Býček
Production Design
Ivan Šimůnek
First Assistant Camera
Daniel Souček
Second Assistant Camera
Eliška Kachyňová
Costume Design
Jan Kropáček
Costume Design
Simona Ledererová
Costumer
Jan Hever
Costumer
Mirka Pletichová
Costumer
Dušan Douša
Pyrotechnician
Milan Vlček
Makeup & Hair
Ivana Němcová
Makeup & Hair
Eva Vyplelová
Makeup Artist
Jiří Moudrý
Sound Designer, Sound Mixer
Pavel Rejholec
Sound Mixer
Milan Jílek
Scoring Mixer
Lukáš Moudrý
Boom Operator
Stanislav Cajthaml
Foley
Marie Chvostová
Foley
Zdeněk Hofmann
Foley
Jaroslav Schreder
Foley
Petr Hapka
Original Music Composer
Marek Pinkava
Construction Grip
Tomáš Wurm
Construction Grip
Michal Abraham
Props
Tomáš Vais
Props
Radek Cichoň
Props
Pavla Černá
Still Photographer
Viktor Feuerlicht
Technical Advisor
Irena Vachatová
Script Supervisor
Dalibor Vlachý
Electrician
Zdeněk Janeček
Electrician
Ladislav Doseděl
Electrician
Zdeněk Janda
Electrician
René Michalička
Electrician
Martin Brych
Location Manager
Pavel Chalupa
Property Master
Magda Blaháková
Clapper Loader
Jindřich Sadílek
Assistant Production Design
René Varga
Grip
Jan Heusler
Grip
Jaroslav Novák
Gaffer
Mario Klemens
Conductor
