Forgotten Light
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1996-12-19
Father Holy, a village priest, battles against the state and religious bureaucracies of 1980s Czechoslovakia in his fight to raise money for a new church roof. Permeated by his love for the villagers, his encounters are marked by his good humor. In his losing battle against Church and State, Holy is ordered to be transferred away from his parish and his allies. The Czech-American, Milena Jelinek, adapted this moving story from the the novel The Forgotten Light, by the 1930s Czech writer/poet and Catholic priest Jakub Deml. (1934)
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Father Holy, a village priest, battles against the state and religious bureaucracies of 1980s Czechoslovakia in his fight to raise money for a new church roof. Permeated by his love for the villagers, his encounters are marked by his good humor. In his losing battle against Church and State, Holy is ordered to be transferred away from his parish and his allies. The Czech-American, Milena Jelinek, adapted this moving story from the the novel The Forgotten Light, by the 1930s Czech writer/poet and Catholic priest Jakub Deml. (1934)
Released
1996-12-19
Runtime
105
Director
Vladimír Michálek
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Drama
Language
Český
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Studio FÁMA 92
Česká televize
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Bolek Polívka
Bolek Polívka
Veronika Žilková
Veronika Žilková
Jiří Lábus
Jiří Lábus
Jaromíra Mílová
Jaromíra Mílová
Petr Kavan
Petr Kavan
Jiří Pecha
Jiří Pecha
Simona Peková
Simona Peková
Hana Frejková
Hana Frejková
Ivo Kubečka
Ivo Kubečka
Soňa Valentová
Soňa ValentováRoman Mecnarowski
Roman MecnarowskiMiroslav Knoz
Miroslav KnozVáclav Legner
Václav Legner
Zita Kabátová
Zita KabátováJiří Samek
Jiří SamekMilan Riehs
Milan RiehsAntonín Kinský
Antonín Kinský
Martin Sitta
Martin SittaRichard Staněk
Richard StaněkAlena Pacholíková
Alena Pacholíková
Agáta Hanychová
Agáta HanychováMonika Nosková
Monika NoskováVáclav Pacholík
Václav PacholíkMartin Chlum
Martin ChlumKryštof Hanzlík
Kryštof Hanzlík
Michal Přikryl
Michal Přikryl