Top Cast
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Lenka Vlasáková
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Tomáš Karger
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Lucie Svobodová
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Alena Knotková
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Šárka Ullrichová
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Zuzana Stivínová
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Libuše Geprtová
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Miriam Chytilová
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Magdalena Reifová
Overview
A 17-year-old student unexpectedly gives up her newborn for adoption and must confront the emotional fallout, family tensions and societal shifts of the tumultuous post-revolution era as she seeks to understand her choices and find her own way in life.
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