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.
Lada Jelínková
as Hanele Šafarová
Miroslav Noga
as Ivo Karadžič
Jiří Ornest
as Dad
Táňa Fischerová
as Mom
Milan Lasica
as Grandpa Šafar
Hanuš Bor
as Pinches Jakubovič
Václav Chalupa
as Šlojme Kac
Stanislav Zindulka
as Jid Fajnerman
Jan Kraus
as Salamon Fux
Eva Holubová
as Ester Fuxová
Radim Kalvoda
as Benci Fux
Jindřich Khain
as Herše Fux
