Forgotten Light
Original title: Zapomenuté světlo
6.2/ 10IMDb7.28
19961h 45m
Overview
Father Holy, a village priest, battles against the state and religious bureaucracies of 1980s Czechoslovakia in his fight to raise money for a new church roof. Permeated by his love for the villagers, his encounters are marked by his good humor. In his losing battle against Church and State, Holy is ordered to be transferred away from his parish and his allies. The Czech-American, Milena Jelinek, adapted this moving story from the the novel The Forgotten Light, by the 1930s Czech writer/poet and Catholic priest Jakub Deml. (1934)
Top-billed cast
- MMartin Sitta
- BBolek Polívka
- MMonika Nosková
- AAlena Pacholíková
- MMartin Chlum
- MMilan Riehs
- JJiří Lábus
- IIvo Kubečka
- RRoman Mecnarowski
- VVáclav Pacholík
Crew
- Director
- Vladimír Michálek
- Writers
- Jakub Deml, Milena Jelínková
- Producers
- Jana Tomsová, Alice Nemanská, Ivana Kačírková
- Production
- Studio FÁMA 92, Česká televize
Frequently asked questions
What is Forgotten Light rated?
Forgotten Light has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 8 votes.
Who directed Forgotten Light?
Forgotten Light was directed by Vladimír Michálek.
When was Forgotten Light released?
Forgotten Light was released in 1996.
