Summary 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) View more details
Directed : Vladimír Michálek
Written : Jakub Deml Milena Jelínek
Stars : Bolek Polívka Veronika Zilková Petr Kavan Jirí Pecha
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 18, 1996
Countries of origin : Czech Republic
Language : Czech
Production companies : Ceská Televize Studio Fáma 92
Summary 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) View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Dec 18, 1996
Countries of origin : Czech Republic
Language : Czech
Production companies : Ceská Televize Studio Fáma 92
