Directed by:
Martin ŤapákCinematography:
Tibor BiathComposer:
Ján ZimmerCast:
Viera Strnisková, Emília Vášáryová, Štefan Kvietik, Mikuláš Huba, Július Antalík, Jozef Majerčík, Marek Ťapák, Jozef Čierny, Vladimír Petruška (more)Plots(1)
A film-ballad about the dramatic lives of people living in a village in the Orava region during WW I, mainly the story of Eva Hlavajová, a young woman who, after her husband had to join the army, lives by herself in the times of hunger and poverty. Her hard life ends up in a tragic death which is one of the reasons for the revolt of the people against the unbearable conditions in the village. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jozef Sodoma](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407049_7bab49.jpg)
Jozef Sodoma
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Hernani (1967) (TV movie)
Viera Štepová Radványiová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Copper Tower (1970)
The Boxer and Death (1962)
Red Wine (1976) (TV movie)
![Jozef Kroner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268148_927838.jpg)
Jozef Kroner
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Shop on Main Street (1965)
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Rysavá jalovica (1970) (TV movie)
![Milo Urban](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/081/166081464_775112.jpg)
Milo Urban
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
![Katarína Mrázová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/146/160146055_a99421.jpg)
Katarína Mrázová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Pacho, the Thief of Hybe (1975)
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
Death Comes in the Rain (1965)
Michal Slivka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Naši synovia (1975) (series)
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
Džarkovia (1973) (TV movie)
Vojtech Brázdovič
Best movies:
Jánošík I., II. (1963)
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
Captain Dabac (1959)
![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)
![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)
Marian Sotník
Slovak state
Best movies:
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Naši synovia (1975) (series)
Vianoce Adama Boronču (1988) (TV movie)
![Pavol Mikulík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268583_8388a3.jpg)
Pavol Mikulík
Slovak state
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Henrich IV. (1987) (theatrical recording)
Portrét Doriana Graya (1969) (TV movie)
Jozef Šafarka
Best movies:
Sváko Ragan (1976) (TV movie)
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
Sladký čas Kalimagdory (1968)
![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)
Mária Hojerová
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nepokojná láska (1975) (series)
Vianočné oblátky (1977) (TV movie)
Pacho, the Thief of Hybe (1975)
Jozef Režucha
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Forty-Four Mutineers (1957)
Živý bič (1966) (TV movie)
Šerif za mrežami (1965)