Czechoslovakia,
1992, 88 min
(Alternative: 85 min)
Directed by:
Karel KachyňaCinematography:
Vladimír SmutnýComposer:
Petr HapkaCast:
Daniel Douda, Eliška Balzerová, Josef Abrhám, Alena Mihulová, Kateřina Kaira Hrachovcová, Pavel Nový, Barbora Hrzánová, Igor Smržík, Pavel Chalupa (more)Plots(1)
Director Karel Kachyňa’s depiction of Advent in a small-town hospital is drawn from Jan Procházka’s story ‘Lying and Stealing’. The lives of the employees and patients intertwine in a spirit of conciliation thanks to a traditional play about the arrival of St. Nicholas with his retinue. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Michal Škrabal
Czechoslovakia
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Radoslav Budáč
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Czechoslovakia
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