Directed by:
Jaromil JirešScreenplay:
Jiří HubačCinematography:
Jan MalířComposer:
Miroslav KořínekCast:
Martin Dejdar, Gabriela Wilhelmová, Kamil Halbich, Michaela Kuklová, Barbora Kodetová, Jana Hlaváčová, Vilma Cibulková, Zuzana Bydžovská, Zlata Adamovská (more)Plots(1)
Set in a sanatorium in 1947, the movie takes as its topic the last days of a young man afflicted with tuberculosis who tries to overcome an inevitable end. By means of his amazing life force and optimistic attitude he succeeds in resisting his illness to the last and, indeed, helps others forget their tragic circumstances. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Martin Dejdar
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Silent Pain (1990)
Brouk v hlavě (2002) (TV movie)
45 let Ypsilonky (2011) (theatrical recording)
Gabriela Wilhelmová
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
How to Drown Dr. Mracek, the Lawyer (1974)
Kamil Halbich
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Czech Century (2013) (series)
Michaela Kuklová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
All My Loved Ones (1999)
Tajemství (2007) (theatrical recording)
Přítelkyně z domu smutku (1992) (series)
Barbora Kodetová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rok na vsi (1995) (theatrical recording)
The Defender (2021) (series)
Innocent Lies (2013) (series)
Jana Hlaváčová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hamlet (1986) (theatrical recording)
Naši furianti (1983) (theatrical recording)
Ikaros' Fall (1977) (TV movie)
Vilma Cibulková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Picasso (2008) (theatrical recording)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Poklad pana H. (1998) (TV movie)
Zuzana Bydžovská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Případ Platfus (1985) (TV movie)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)
Zlata Adamovská
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Elementary School (1991)
Brouk v hlavě (2020) (theatrical recording)
Brouk v hlavě (2002) (TV movie)
Václav Vydra nejml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Give the Devil His Due (1984)
Hřbitov pro cizince (1991) (TV movie)
Svatební cesta do Jiljí (1983) (TV movie)
Petr Vacek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gobseck (1985) (TV movie)
45 let Ypsilonky (2011) (theatrical recording)
Saturnin (1994)
Ladislav Trojan
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Blboun (2001) (theatrical recording)
Jiří Strach
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Ruffiano and Sweeteeth (1996)
Lost Gate (2012) (series)
Miloš Kopecký
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Semafor - Největší hity (2005) (video compilation)
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Jiří Hálek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)
The Cremator (1968)
Revizor (1971) (theatrical recording)
Radek Holub
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
The Cow (1993)
Dámský krejčí (2012) (theatrical recording)
Zdeněk Dušek
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
The Cow (1993)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Stanislav Zindulka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Major Case Squad (2014) (series)
Forbidden Dreams (1986)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Alexej Pyško
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sluha dvou pánů (2000) (theatrical recording)
Waiter, Scarper! (1980)
Paní Marjánka, matka pluku aneb Ženské srdce (1980) (TV movie)
Pavel Rímský
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Periferie (2017) (theatrical recording)
Muž v pozadí (1995) (series)
Krvavá svatba (1987) (theatrical recording)