Tale '88

Oct 1, 1989

1h 28m

★ 2.0

Overview

The lead character is a young woman who becomes close with a colleague of her husband. She finds herself at an important crossroad in life and considers whether to take a decisive step.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Filmové studio Barrandov

Tale '88 Trailers

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Cast

Anna Valentová

Jana Krausová

Honza Valenta

Jan Kraus

Pavel

František Staněk

Eva

Pavlína Mourková

Helena

Eva Holubová

Antonín

Vlastimil Brodský

Suchoš

Michal Suchánek

MUDr. Králová

Jaroslava Adamová

Jitka

Simona Stašová

Tomáš Vedral

František Husák

Zdena Tichá

Jiřina Jirásková

Dagmar

Renata Becerrová

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