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.

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Cast

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

Peter Šimun

Leib Abramovič