Pasáček z doliny explained

Pasáček z doliny
Director:František Vláčil
Starring:Vlastimil Drbal
Josef Kemr
Runtime:90 min
Country:Czechoslovakia
Language:Czech

Pasáček z doliny (English: The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley) is a 1984 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Vlastimil Drbal and Josef Kemr. It was based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks.[1]

Cast

Plot

The film is set in 1947 Beskydy. It follows a 10-year-old boy who regularly shepherds cows next to a destroyed German tank. He grandfather usually looks after him because the boy doesn't have a father and mother has to work. One evening, he meets two mysterious persons. He thinks it is a king of slapsticks with his scribe. They are in fact members of Ukrainian Insurgent Army who plan to plunder the village.[2]

Reception

The film has won an award in Bánská Bystrica for artistic execution.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pasáček z doliny (1983). Filmový přehled. 16 July 2017. cs.
  2. Web site: Pasáček z doliny. Česká televize. 16 July 2017. cs.
  3. Web site: Pasáček z doliny. Nostalghia.cz. 16 July 2017.