Set over a two-decade period in a tiny Central European village, this drama not only chronicles a couple's tragic star-crossed love, it also serves as a metaphor for the tragedy of lost traditions. After opening in the snowy wilds as two people spectacularly die, the story jumps back 20 years as young Verona prepares to marry. Unfortunately, voracious wolves descend upon the ceremony and all but Verona and her courageous 10-year-old brother-in-law Goran, who saves her, perish. That day, Verona gives birth to Veronika and promptly betroths her daughter to the heroic Goran. A decade passes and on Veronika's 10th birthday, her engagement to Goran is formally announced at a big party. Festivities halt when a troupe of female circus performers and their sly employer Madina show up. Veronika soon finds herself more interested in Madina's young son Michal than she is in the adult Goran. Meanwhile, the worldly Madina attempts to adjust to life in an old-fashioned village.
Director:
Deana Horváthová
Verona
Milan Bahul
Goran
Joachim Kemmer
Madina
Jiří Krytinář
Juzek
Jana Švandová
Marlyn
Pavel Landovský
Reeve
Vladimír Javorský
Semek
Klára Issová
Veronika
Matěj Hádek
Michal
Radoslav Brzobohatý
Šimon
Vladimír Sadílek
Priest
Peter Šimon
Barber
Oldřich Navrátil
Josef
Yvetta Kornová
Margot
Sandra Pogodová
Fagot
Jeanette Švoňavská
Chocolate
František Novotný
Jiřinka, the Giant
Lucie Vondráčková
Lucie
Petr Kubes
Martin
Vladimír Jedľovský
Innkeeper
Ján Melkovič
Barber's Father
Vilma Jamnická
Reeve's Grandma
Jiřina Třebická
Comedian
Talina Sheriff
Lila
Věra Křesadlová
Irenka
Tena Elefteriadu
Child
Katarina Litomericka
Child
Janko Strapec
Child
Saša Pašeková
Child
Jakub Mrva
Child
Adéla Tihláriková
Child
Jiří Krejčí
Child
Matěj Galgoci
Child
Marek Plencner
Child
Pavol Šimun
Child
Denisa Šimoničová
Child
Michaela Šimoničová
Child
David Suchařípa
Svatopluk Matyáš
Petr Jákl
Ivan Palúch
Valerie Kaplanová
Jan Svěrák
Lucia Gibodová
Gypsy
Manuel Berousek
Alexej Pyško
Goran (voice)
Zdeněk Maryška
Madina (voice)
Vlastimil Zavřel
Juzek (voice)
Dalimil Klapka
Reeve (voice)
Valérie Zawadská
Jiřinka, the Giant (voice)
Mahulena Bočanová
Gypsy (voice)
