Movie: Vojtech, Called the Orphan

Top 10 Billed Cast

Petr Forman
Petr Forman

Vojta

Barbara Lukešová
Barbara Lukešová

Anežka

Jana Dolanská
Jana Dolanská

Blažena

Vlastimil Zavřel
Vlastimil Zavřel

Lojza

Jiří Hálek
Jiří Hálek

Břetislav Rychlík
Břetislav Rychlík

Venca

Jaroslav Mareš
Jaroslav Mareš

Miroslav Zelenka
Miroslav Zelenka

Petr Popelka
Petr Popelka

Eva Holubová
Eva Holubová

Marie

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    Symbols and political analogies abound in this dramatically frustrating first work by a recent film-school graduate. In the story, Vojtech has survived World War II in a Czech prison following an unjust sentence. Now he is free, and the world is full of possibilities.

  • Release Date

    1990-10-01

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Český
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