Hanele
Based on an autobiographical novella by Ivan Olbracht, the film tells the story of Hanele Safarová, who grows up just after the First World War in a little Ruthenian schtetl which, in true Hassidic fashion, awaits the arrival of the Messiah. But Hanele decides to follow the Zionists instead. She moves to the city to prepare for her departure to the Promised Land, where she meets a successful businessman named Ivo Karadzic, who has renounced Judaism to become a free-thinker. Their love for each other doesn’t only drive Hanele’s parents to distraction, it also threatens to destroy the entire community in the schetl.
Directed by Karel Kachyňa · Written by Jana Dudková
Cast
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Lada Jelínková Hanele Šafarová -
Miroslav Noga Ivo Karadžič -
Jiří Ornest Dad -
Táňa Fischerová Mom -
Milan Lasica Grandpa Šafar -
Hanuš Bor Pinches Jakubovič -
Václav Chalupa Šlojme Kac -
Stanislav Zindulka Jid Fajnerman -
Jan Kraus Salamon Fux -
Eva Holubová Ester Fuxová -
Radim Kalvoda Benci Fux - Jindřich Khain Herše Fux
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