A tragicomic story about the "hug" that all the characters long for, especially sociologist Oskar, an indecisive loser whose daily bizarre encounters with old people in nursing homes lead to feelings of futility, emptiness, and loss of vital energy, which reinforce his refusal to bring a child into this meaningless world. However, his wife's desire for motherhood grows.
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Václav Vydra
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Veronika Žilková
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Ingrid Timková
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Jozef Husár
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Jana Šedová
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Juraj Deák
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Viliam Klimáček
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Dagmar Rúfusová
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Milada Rajzíková
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Marta Rašlová
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Miloslav Luther Director · Martin Bútora Screenplay Dodo Šimončič Cinematographer
First release December 7, 1991
Languages
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Slovak
Release dates
Slovakia · December 7, 1991
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No release date listed for United States.
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