''Pasáček z doliny'' (English: ''The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley'') is a 1984

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film. The film starred Vlastimil Drbal and

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. It was based on a novel by

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Cast

* Vlastimil Drbal as ''The Little Shepherd'' *

as the grandfather * Libuše Geprtová as the mother * Radka Fidlerová as publican's wife *

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as Gamekeeper *

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as Králík * Vlastimil Zavřel as Lojzek *

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as Blondýn *

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as Mayor *

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as Publican

Plot

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

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who plan to plunder the village.

Reception

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

References

External links

* 1984 films Czechoslovak drama films 1980s Czech-language films Czech drama films Films directed by František Vláčil Ukrainian Insurgent Army 1980s Czech films Films about Ukrainian anti-Soviet resistance movement {{1980s-CzechRepublic-film-stub