No community ratings yet on FilmStash · 0 membersOne score per member · Verified member ratings
In 1951, the well-known Czech actress Jiřina Štěpničková receives a letter from Austria from director František Čáp, who has recently emigrated. He invites her to the West and promises her roles in theater and film. She decides to seize the opportunity and flee. Together with a small group of people and her young son Jirka, she entrusts herself to a smuggler and embarks on a risky journey across the border. But something goes wrong. They are caught. Everything had been planned in advance. The smuggler himself is a member of the StB. But that's only the beginning.Read moreLess
In 1951, the well-known Czech actress Jiřina Štěpničková receives a letter from Austria from director František Čáp, who has recently emigrated. He invites her to the West and promises her roles in theater and film. She decides to seize the opportunity and flee. Together with a small group of people and her young son Jirka, she entrusts herself to a smuggler and embarks on a risky journey across the border. But something goes wrong. They are caught. Everything had been planned in advance. The smuggler himself is a member of the StB. But that's only the beginning.
The story
In 1951, the well-known Czech actress Jiřina Štěpničková receives a letter from Austria from director František Čáp, who has recently emigrated. He invites her to the West and promises her roles in theater and film. She decides to seize the opportunity and flee. Together with a small group of people and her young son Jirka, she entrusts herself to a smuggler and embarks on a risky journey across the border. But something goes wrong. They are caught. Everything had been planned in advance. The smuggler himself is a member of the StB. But that's only the beginning.
Cast & crew
Zuzana StivínováJiřina Štěpničková
Adam Vojteksyn Jirka
Igor Orozovičvyšetřovatel Doubek
Jitka JežkováKlára Doubková
Kristýna Frejováprokurátorka Matušínská
Lenka Zahradnickáherečka Eva
Daniel Bambasherec Olda Pilát
Jan Novotnývelitel a režisér Jan Hrůza
Jan Teplýředitel divadla Prcek
Radka Fidlerovásekretářka řediteleExplore the crew
- Director
- Viktor Polesný
- Screenplay
- Viktor Polesný
- Editor
- Lenka Polesná
- Director of Photography
- David Ployhar
- Original Music Composer
- Zdenek Merta