Czech Republic,
1999, 114 min
Directed by:
Jaroslav BrabecComposer:
Jan JirásekCast:
Karel Roden, Aňa Geislerová, Radko Chromek, Vilma Cibulková, Vlasta Chramostová, Lubomír Kostelka, Martin Huba, Diana Mórová, Jiří Krytinář, Oto ŠevčíkPlots(1)
Cameraman Jaroslav Brabec's third feature involves a family drama set in a village in the recent past. An unfortunate accident brings about the death of a farmer's wife. Their four-year-old son then becomes attached to a young chicken and his mother returns to him in his dreams. The father begins a new relationship, but this, too, is destroyed through further tragedy. (official distributor synopsis)
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