Overview
The lacking attitude of a conscripted university graduate places him at odds with the power and doctrine of his military superiors. His secret relationship with the wife of a superior officer along with the low discipline of his fellow conscripts only heightens the disrespect towards the new post world war two communist regime. The first privately produced movie in Czech Republic.
Director and cast
- Vít Olmer Director
- Lukáš Vaculík as Danny Smiřický
- Roman Skamene as major Borovička
- Simona Chytrová as Janinka Pinkasová
- Vítězslav Jandák as kapitán Matka
- Miroslav Donutil as nadporučík Růžička
- Ivana Velichová as Lizetka Neumanová
- Tina Adams as četařka Babinčáková
- Jiří Kodeš as 1st Lt. Pinkas
- Vlastimil Zavřel as 2nd Lt. Malina
- Martin Zounar as Lt. Prouza
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