Škaredá dědina

Škaredá dědina

1975 · ★ 7.0 · Drama

The economic crisis in the early 1930s also affected the inhabitants of the distinctive Moravian-Slovak countryside. The protagonist and his family returned to their native cottage from the city because he could not find work anywhere. But his younger brother does not welcome him with open arms...

Directed by Karel Kachyňa · Written by Josef Vaculík

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