Directed by:
Ivan FílaCinematography:
Vladimír SmutnýComposer:
Petr HapkaCast:
Lenka Vlasáková, Christian Redl, Hanna Schygulla, Miroslav Donutil, Klára Jirsáková, Zuzana Kronerová, Soňa Valentová, Oliver Stritzel, Udo Kier, Ivo Gogál (more)Plots(1)
An embittered Bavarian furniture restorer puts in for property restitution in post-Velvet Revolution Slovakia. Finding resistance, he opts to persuade the local farmer to 'sell' him his foster daughter Lea in compensation. The girl is mute as the traumatic result of her mother's death. The motley pair eventually find shared moments in a spiritual relationship. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Lenka Vlasáková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/806/164806212_2f058e.jpg)
Lenka Vlasáková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Defender (2021) (series)
Udělení milosti se zamítá (2002) (TV movie)
Lea (1996)
![Christian Redl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/261/159261392_845d46.jpg)
Christian Redl
West Germany
Best movies:
Downfall (2004)
Lea (1996)
Das jüngste Gericht (2008) (TV movie)
![Hanna Schygulla](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/982/164982607_1e01f8.jpg)
Hanna Schygulla
German Empire
Best movies:
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969)
![Miroslav Donutil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188680_15ad6f.jpg)
Miroslav Donutil
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Cosy Dens (1999)
Sluha dvou pánů (2010) (theatrical recording)
![Klára Jirsáková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/156/158156490_77d061.jpg)
Klára Jirsáková
Best movies:
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
Lea (1996)
Arabesky (1987) (TV movie)
![Zuzana Kronerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/971/163971363_b6d632.png)
Zuzana Kronerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Zhŕňajova nevesta (1978) (TV movie)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
![Soňa Valentová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268499_e33657.jpg)
Soňa Valentová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Witchhammer (1969)
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1969) (TV movie)
![Oliver Stritzel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/582/168582617_b3h8t7.jpg)
Oliver Stritzel
West Germany
![Udo Kier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269466_9b30ec.jpg)
Udo Kier
German Empire
Best movies:
The Kingdom (1994) (series)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
![Ivo Gogál](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268616_524d44.jpg)
Ivo Gogál
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
Invalid (2023)
![Stanislav Dančiak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268615_1a02c5.jpg)
Stanislav Dančiak
Slovak state
Best movies:
Raz, dva, tri (1985) (TV movie)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Ja, stará mama, Iliko a Illarion (1988) (TV movie)
![Ján Melkovič](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/340/340731_6625d2.jpg)
Ján Melkovič
Slovak state
Best movies:
Vygumuj a napíš (1996) (theatrical recording)
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Ako som vstúpil do seba (1999) (theatrical recording)
Mojmír Kučera
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lea (1996)
Můj otec a ostatní muži (2003) (TV movie)
![Gerd Lohmeyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/626/161626102_25d033.jpg)
Gerd Lohmeyer
German Empire
Best movies:
The Nasty Girl (1990)
Starke Zeiten (1988)
Lea (1996)
Herman van Ulzen
Netherlands
Best movies:
Lea (1996)
This Crazy Heart (2017)
The Girl with Nine Wigs (2013)