The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Adam is a young farmer. As a child, fleeing the bleak reality of his mother's life as a prostitute, he tumbled from a mountain and was mentally injured. Years later, his mother is dying, so Adam sells their only cow to pay for medicine. Rosa, a beautiful young maid, fleeing the sexual exploitation of a wealthy butcher, climbs up to join them on their remote farm and dares to become part of Adam's world. A cycle of life begins again, in a remote turn-of-the-century village tied to the land and its animals.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Karel KachyňaDirector
- Karel KachyňaScreenplay
- Karel ČabrádekScreenplay
- Petr HapkaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Radek HolubAdam
- Alena MihulováRóza
- Valérie ZawadskáAdam's mother
- Viktorie KnotkováNeighbor
- Antonín MolčíkButcher
- Zdeněk DušekVejsada
- František PeterkaPoliceman
- Vlastimil ZavřelBull's owner
- Václav HelšusGamekeeper
- Zdeněk KozákNeighbor
- Alice Šnirychová-DvořákováAnežka
- Roman SlovákFireman
Stills
Themes
based on short story