Emigrants rarely do well abroad, which is why they often return to their homeland. At least, that's what the film The Poachers claims. But the long years of separation and different experiences create alienation, and the returnees lose touch with their loved ones. This is exactly what happens to the main character, who cannot understand the changes that the Czech village has undergone. Neither with his son nor with his wife can he find common ground. Although the director Hynek Bočan relies on expressive portrayal, the basic problem of the story remains its lifelessness.
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Cast
33 people
Josef Somr
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Ilona Jirotková
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Vladimír Hrubý
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Hynek Bočan Director · Jan Kostrhun Screenplay Svatopluk Havelka Composer
First release February 26, 1982 · Produced in XC
Production
Filmové studio Barrandov
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XC
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Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
Czech
Release dates
XC · February 26, 1982
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No release date listed for United States.
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