Top Cast
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Rudolf Jelínek
Ota Josíf
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Jaroslava Panýrková
Hanka Havelková
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Jan Pivec
Otův otec
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Blanka Waleská
Otova matka
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Jana Brejchová
Marie Marková
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Zuzana Stivínová
Věra
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Ivo Palec
Karel, Věra's friend
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Jiří Sehnal
Viktor
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Vladimír Menšík
Václav Hampl
Overview
Explores young adults' fears of being conscripted by the communist government into working outside of Prague, a relative oasis of creativity and freedom of thought. From an early script by Milos Forman.
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