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.
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Cast
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Lada Jelínková
Hanele Šafarová
Also in
Devadesátky
Božena
Miroslav Noga
Ivo Karadžič
Also in
Seven in One Fell Swoop
Ranč U Zelené sedmy
Karel Kachyňa
Jiří Koštýř
Jana Dudková
Jiří Ornest
Dad
Known for
The Little Mermaid
Miro Noga
Ivo Karadzic
Ivan Olbracht
Also in
Marijka the Unfaithful
Alice Nemanská
Táňa Fischerová
Mom
Also in
Konec velkých prázdnin
Hotel for Strangers
Helena Slavíková
Milan Lasica
Grandpa Šafar
Known for
I Served the King of England
Karel Kachyňa Director · Jana Dudková Screenplay Ivan Olbracht Author
First release November 4, 1999 · Produced in Czechia
Production
Česká televize
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Czechia
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Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
Czechia · November 4, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
February 15, 2000 · Berlin International Film Festival
Hungary
February 26, 2002 · TV premiere
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