For ten years, immigrant Tobias has worked at a Swiss clock factory and, in the relentless ticking, he saw life go by without much expectation. One day, he sees Caroline, a former schoolmate from back in Eastern Europe, and falls in love with her, but she's married and has a daughter.
Cast
Ivan Franěk
Tobias Horvath
Barbara Lukešová
Line
Ctirad Götz
Janek
Caroline Baehr
Yolanda
Cécile Pallas
Eve
Petr Forman
Pavel
Zuzana Mauréry
Katy
Pavel Anděl
Christoph
Jitka Ježková
Tobias' mother
Jaromír Dulava
Tobias' father
Monika Hilmerová
Vera
Roland Vouilloz
Analyst
Miroslav Táborský
Defendant at the trial
Nathalie Boulin
Factory girl
Philippe Vuilleumier
Judge at the trial
Philippe Bombled
Doctor
Fabrizio Gifuni
Tobias Horvath (voice)
Licia Maglietta
Line (voice)
Giuseppe Battiston
Janek (voice)
Gaetano Varcasia
Kristof (voice)
Mario Lucarelli
Pavel (voice)
Stefania Barca
Kati (voice)
Massimo Venturiello
Tobias' father (voice)
Mauro Marino
Defendant at the trial (voice)
Selvaggia Quattrini
Vera (voice)
Crew
Silvio Soldini
Director, Screenplay
Doriana Leondeff
Screenplay
Ágota Kristóf
Novel
Carlotta Cristiani
Editor
Luca Bigazzi
Director of Photography
Cinzia Castania
Assistant Director
Lionello Cerri
Producer
Ruth Waldburger
Co-Producer
Riccardo Pintus
Line Producer
Paola Bizzarri
Production Design
Jorgelina Depetris Pochintesta
Casting
Silvia Nebiolo
Costume Design
François Musy
Sound
Giovanni Venosta
Original Music Composer
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