An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World
154 mins
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.
Peter Šimon
Barber
Jeanette Švoňavská
Chocolate
František Novotný
Jiřinka, the Giant
Petr Kubes
Martin
Vilma Jamnická
Reeve's Grandma
Talina Sheriff
Lila
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
Denisa Šimoničová
Child
Michaela Šimoničová
Child
Lucia Gibodová
Gypsy
Jiří Reichel
Dialogue
Petr Hartl
First Assistant Director
Jan Novák
Dialogue
Michal Houdek
Sound
Ján Ďuriš
Director of Photography
Viktor Fančovič
Assistant Camera
Luděk Hudec
Editor
Ján Piroh
Camera Operator
Manfred Arbter
Sound
Beatrix Dollingerová
Makeup & Hair
Viera Rajtárová
Makeup & Hair
Peter Čanecký
Costume Design
Lucie Štočková
Second Assistant Director
Tomáš Obermaier
Second Assistant Director
Karel Vacek
Production Design
Ján Černý
Set Decoration
Stanislav Možný
Set Decoration
Pavel Kryml
Visual Effects
Jiří Milfait
Visual Effects
Jiří Štamfest
Visual Effects
Miloš Remeň
Production Manager
Olga Chittussiová
Production Manager
Jarka Řezníčková
Production Manager
Jan Jirásek
Original Music Composer
Zuzana Michnová
Vocals