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  • Forgotten Light (1996)
  • 105 min | Drama
Forgotten Light (1996)
105 min | Drama

Father Holy, a village priest, battles against the state and religious bureaucracies of 1980s Czechoslovakia in his fight to raise money for a new church roof. Permeated by his love for the villagers, his encounters are marked by his good ...See moreFather Holy, a village priest, battles against the state and religious bureaucracies of 1980s Czechoslovakia in his fight to raise money for a new church roof. Permeated by his love for the villagers, his encounters are marked by his good humor. In his losing battle against Church and State, Holy is ordered to be transferred away from his parish and his allies. The Czech-American, Milena Jelinek, adapted this moving story from the the novel The Forgotten Light, by the 1930s Czech writer/poet and Catholic priest Jakub Deml. (1934) Written by Anonymous See less
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Writers
Jakub Deml (book "Zapomenuté svetlo") | Milena Jelínek
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Release date
Dec 19, 1996 (Czechia)

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44 cast members
Name Known for
Bolek Polívka
Vicar Holý Vicar Holý   See fewer
Veronika Zilková
Marjánka Marjánka   See fewer
Petr Kavan
Francek Francek   See fewer
Jirí Pecha
Klíma Klíma   See fewer
Simona Peková
Klímová Klímová   See fewer
Antonín Kinský
Count Kinský Count Kinský   See fewer
Sona Valentová
Dr. Prokopová Dr. Prokopová   See fewer
Jirí Lábus
Vicar Kubista Vicar Kubista   See fewer
Richard Metznarowski
Chapter's Vicar Chapter's Vicar   See fewer
Miroslav Knoz
Archbishop Archbishop   See fewer
Ivo Kubecka
Novák Novák   See fewer
Hana Frejková
Novacka Novacka   See fewer
Václav Legner
Mládek Mládek   See fewer
Milan Riehs
Církevní tajemník Církevní tajemník   See fewer
Martin Sitta
Zdenek Zdenek   See fewer
Helena Steidlova
Sekretárka Sekretárka   See fewer
Agáta Pracharová
Eliska (as Agatha Hanychová) Eliska (as Agatha Hanychová)   See fewer
Monika Nosková
Terezka Terezka   See fewer
Martin Chlum
Martin Martin   See fewer
Eva Blahoutová
díte z domova Tereza díte z domova Tereza   See fewer
Miroslav Dolenský
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Eva Karicková
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Eva Bangiová
díte z domova Tereza díte z domova Tereza   See fewer
Pavel Kucera
díte z domova Tereza díte z domova Tereza   See fewer
Pavel Eder
díte z domova Tereza díte z domova Tereza   See fewer
Jaroslav Svarc
díte z domova Tereza díte z domova Tereza   See fewer
Renata Bazantová
díte z domova Tereza díte z domova Tereza   See fewer
Vera Pacholíková
Roprachtanka Roprachtanka   See fewer
Ludmila Miksánková
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Anezka Motejlková
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Frantiska Nesvatbová
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Marie Smrcková
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Emilie Kuriková
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Bohumil Kos
Roprachtan Roprachtan   See fewer
Michal Prikryl
STB Officer (uncredited) STB Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
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