This bittersweet film was Roman Vávra's feature debut. The film consists of three independent stories, all connected through the motif of a field of grain. In 'Awn' a young couple takes a summer stroll in the country, in 'The Haystack' a gang of boys have an adventure with an older girl, and 'The Journey' recounts the tragicomic homecoming of a pair of aging newlyweds. For only the second time in the nineties Czech star Iva Janzurová appeared on the silver screen.
Director:
Andrea Elsnerová
Katka (segment "Osina")
Ladislav Frej ml.
David (segment "Osina")
Jaroslav Maštalíř
Guard (segment "Osina")
Roman Vávra
Lover (segment "Osina")
Veronika Matoušková
Lover (segment "Osina")
Daniel Oliva
David (segment "Stoh")
Michael Šplechta
Icik (segment "Stoh")
Václav Jakoubek
Ramboš (segment "Stoh")
Adam Chajkin
Kuliš (segment "Stoh")
Klára Issová
Girl (segment "Stoh")
Petra Černá
Evička (segment "Stoh")
Iva Hüttnerová
Vohryzková (segment "Stoh")
Jitka Sedláčková
Mother (segment "Stoh")
Jaromír Dulava
Father (segment "Stoh")
Bořivoj Navrátil
Headmaster (segment "Stoh")
Iva Janžurová
Bride (segment "Cesta")
Karel Brožek
Groom (segment "Cesta")
Jana Vychodilová
Adélka (segment "Cesta")
Ivan Gübel
Driver (segment "Cesta")
Václav Koubek
Accordionist (segment "Cesta")
Ivan Koubek
Bloke (segment "Cesta")
Antonín Novotný
Bloke (segment "Cesta")
Petr Dostál
Bloke (segment "Cesta")
Vladimír Tausinger
Wedding Registrar (segment "Cesta")
Jitka Mráčková
Secretary (segment "Cesta")
Dana Poláková
Mom (segment "Cesta")
Alžběta Poláková
Girl (segment "Cesta")
Miloslav Král
Innkeeper (segment "Cesta")
Stanislav Zindulka
Guard (segment "Osina") (voice)