Burning Secret
To capture the mother's heart, take the child's hand.
PG 1988 · 106 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama
While recuperating in a sanatorium in the mountains, a young boy becomes very close friends with an older baron. But the baron is only using the boy to get to know his mother, the wife of an older diplomat. When the boy realises the baron’s intentions, he becomes jealous, moody and depressed.
Directed by Andrew Birkin · Written by Andrew Birkin
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- D David Eberts Edmund
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Faye Dunaway Sonya -
Klaus Maria Brandauer Baron -
Ian Richardson Edmund's Father -
John Nettleton Doctor Weiss - M Martin Obernigg Concierge
- V Václav Štekl Assistant Concierge
- V Vladimír Pospíšil Hotel Manager
- K Karel Karas Doorman
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Ivo Niederle Sanatorium Manager
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