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Drama about love, passion, death and punishment. The hero of the story is Josef Dousa, a railway guard who returns from the First World War hoping that he would forget all the horrors of his recent experiences in his lone-standing guard house at the side of his beautiful young wife. One day he saves the life of a young man who is about to jump under a train. However, the man falls in love with Dousa’s wife and arouses her passion. Dousa is hit by a bout of deafness and when his hearing returns he does not admit it to anyone – not even his wife. That is the only way he can find out about his wife’s infidelity…
HD | 107´ | © 2008
director(s): Filip Renč
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Eduard Verner, Filip Renč, Zdeněk Zelenka
director of photography: Karel Fairaisl
cast: Karel Roden, Lucie Siposová, Václav Jiráček, Vladimír Dlouhý and others
rights available: TV, Video, Internet, Theatrical
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English
other data: 35mm, Dolby Digital, 1:1, 35, m/e track *****
Awards: 16th CZECH LION 2008 - Best Film Editing, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role *** 8th TIBURON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL GOLDEN REEL AWARD 2009 - Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography *** 22nd FINALE PILSEN 2009 - Audience Award, The Best Actor/Actress *** 25th FESTROIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2009 - Best Cinematography - SILVER DOLPHIN