A special story about love, dance, and immortality takes place in the late 1940s. A young man, dance master Mayer, arrives at a pulmonary sanatorium. His diagnosis is serious—tuberculosis. However, he does not give in to his illness and begins to actively fight it with dance and optimism. Gradually, he wins over other patients who had previously resigned themselves to their fate. Soon, however, his illness breaks out in full force and insidiousness. Facing death, he embodies human courage and a positive attitude towards life.
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26 people
Martin Dejdar
Richard Majer
Also in
Comeback
Kosmo
Miloš Kopecký
Granfather of Richard
Known for
The Fabulous Baron Munchausen
Lemonade Joe
Jana Hlaváčová
Head nurse
Also in
Chalupáři
A Prague Underworld
Barbora Kodetová
Lydie
Known for
Frank Herbert's Dune
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
Stanislav Zindulka
Also in
Burning Bush
Ďáblova lest
Petr Vacek
Known for
Frank Herbert's Dune
Pavel Rímský
Also in
Ztracená brána
Bohéma
Petr Pelzer
Also in
Ztracená brána
The Czech Century
Zuzana Bydžovská
Known for
The Man Who Laughs
Gabriela Wilhelmová
Dotáhalová
Known for
Conspirators of Pleasure
Radek Holub
Known for
Little Otik
Kamil Halbich
Pepa
Also in
Temný Kraj
Chlapci a chlapi
Jaromil Jireš Director · Jiří Hubač Screenplay Miroslav Kořínek Composer
First release January 26, 1995 · Produced in Czechia
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Česká televize
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Czechia
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Original language
Czech
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Czech
Release dates
Czechia · January 26, 1995
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No release date listed for United States.
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