Directed by:
Martin ŤapákScreenplay:
Igor RusnákCinematography:
Vladimír OndrušComposer:
Svetozár StračinaCast:
Milan Kňažko, Marek Ťapák, Stanislav Dančiak, Milka Zimková, Zita Furková, Ivan Rajniak, Boris Farkaš, Slávo Záhradník, Vladimír Durdík ml., Dušan Tarageľ (more)Plots(1)
A story of a man returning home after long imprisonment. The film documents the changes in the eastern part of Slovak countryside in the 1950s and 60s. The main character, Ján Petro, was fighting against fascism during the war, after the liberation he supported collectivization but was accused of murder. On his return home from prison he feels lonely and it is hard for him to forget his past. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Milan Kňažko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268714_f4552b.jpg)
Milan Kňažko
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Picasso (2008) (theatrical recording)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Adolf Eichmann (1988) (TV movie)
![Marek Ťapák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268685_0192c2.jpg)
Marek Ťapák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Balada o Vojtovej Marine (1964) (TV movie)
Vianočné oblátky (1977) (TV movie)
![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)
![Milka Zimková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268522_f438ce.jpg)
Milka Zimková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Vianočné oblátky (1977) (TV movie)
Why? (1987)
She Kept Asking for the Moon (1982)
![Zita Furková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268325_7e692c.jpg)
Zita Furková
Slovak state
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Gazdova krv (2014) (theatrical recording)
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
![Ivan Rajniak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268731_3a63af.jpg)
Ivan Rajniak
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Rysavá jalovica (1970) (TV movie)
The Copper Tower (1970)
![Boris Farkaš](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272610_a06de5.jpg)
Boris Farkaš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kucapaca alebo Obnovenie poriadku (1989) (TV movie)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1987) (TV movie)
Výlet do mladosti (1982) (TV movie)
![Slávo Záhradník](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/343/343588_423a52.jpg)
Slávo Záhradník
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Canarisova krvavá hviezda (1966) (TV movie)
Pacho, the Thief of Hybe (1975)
![Vladimír Durdík ml.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270820_ac9d05.jpg)
Vladimír Durdík ml.
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
Mesiac na dedine (1981) (theatrical recording)
![Dušan Tarageľ](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271555_0878f3.jpg)
Dušan Tarageľ
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Na skle maľované (1980) (TV movie)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
![Emília Došeková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422496_ef958b.jpg)
Emília Došeková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Tiene v raji (1986) (TV movie)
Bičianka z doliny (1981) (TV movie)
![Eva Večerová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268502_d73500.jpg)
Eva Večerová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Zhŕňajova nevesta (1978) (TV movie)
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Vianočné oblátky (1977) (TV movie)
![Ján Mildner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188073_3daccb.jpg)
Ján Mildner
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Vianoce Adama Boronču (1988) (TV movie)
![František Desset](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/672/163672858_3f8fab.jpg)
František Desset
Slovak state
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
![Jana Zvaríková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/959/157959906_c3a43c.jpg)
Jana Zvaríková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Staroružová dráma (1989) (TV movie)
Ideálny manžel (1985) (TV movie)
A Midsummer Night’s Story (1981)
![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)
![Tomáš Žilinčík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/061/166061207_b18a6b.jpg)
Tomáš Žilinčík
Slovak state
Best movies:
Zuzanka Hraškovie (1991) (TV movie)
Louis Pasteur (1977) (TV movie)
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
![Ľudovít Reiter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/462/162462258_52dcf4.jpg)
Ľudovít Reiter
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
![Alžbeta Bárthová-Pietorová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864258_542ead.jpg)
Alžbeta Bárthová-Pietorová
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Bičianka z doliny (1981) (TV movie)
Tri dcéry (1967)
Balada o mŕtvych očiach (1988) (TV movie)
Roland Samek
Best movies:
Mesiac na dedine (1981) (theatrical recording)
Zločin a pokánie (1982) (TV movie)
Saša (1983) (TV movie)