Pasáček z doliny (English: The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley) is a 1984 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Vlastimil Drbal and Josef Kemr. It was based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks.[1]

Pasáček z doliny
Movie poster
Directed byFrantišek Vláčil
Written byJiří Křižan
StarringVlastimil Drbal
Josef Kemr
Release date
  • 1 March 1984 (1984-03-01)
Running time
90 min
CountryCzechoslovakia
LanguageCzech

Cast

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Plot

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The film is set in 1947 Beskydy. It follows a 10-year-old boy who regularly shepherds cows next to a destroyed German tank. He grandfather usually looks after him because the boy doesn't have a father and mother has to work. One evening, he meets two mysterious persons. He thinks it is a king of slapsticks with his scribe. They are in fact members of Ukrainian Insurgent Army who plan to plunder the village.[2]

Reception

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The film has won an award in Bánská Bystrica for artistic execution.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pasáček z doliny (1983)". Filmový přehled (in Czech). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Pasáček z doliny". Česká televize (in Czech). Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Pasáček z doliny". Nostalghia.cz. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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