Storyline
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 Stivínová
Jiřina Štěpničková
Lead
Adam Vojtek
syn Jirka
ŠG
Štěpán Gajdošík
syn Jirka starší
Igor Orozovič
vyšetřovatel Doubek
Jitka Ježková
Klára Doubková
PK
Prokop Koleňák
Honzík Doubek
Kristýna Frejová
prokurátorka Matušínská
Lenka Zahradnická
herečka Eva
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Viktor Polesný's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Past is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
