Czechoslovakia,
1972, 94 min
Directed by:
Ján LackoScreenplay:
Ján JonášCinematography:
Tibor BiathComposer:
Jozef MalovecCast:
Ivan Rajniak, Július Pántik, Viera Strnisková, Vladimír Durdík ml., Marta Rašlová, Ján Mildner, Emília Haľamová, Adam Matejka, Eduard Bindas (more)Plots(1)
A ballad set in western Slovakia in the 1920s. A young teacher comes back from Russian captivity to his village to open a new school. Thanks to his innovative approach he gets into a conflict with a rich village landowner who still practices the rules of feudalism not only in his own family but also in the whole village. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1973 - Ján Lacko (Golden Shell for Best Film)