Quick facts
- Released
- December 19, 1996
- Runtime
- 105 min
- IMDb
- tt0118213
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Language
- Czech
- Studio
- Studio FÁMA 92, Česká televize
Themes
Cast
Bolek Polívka
Vicar Holý
Veronika Žilková
Marjánka
Jiří Lábus
Vicar Kubišta
Jaromíra Mílová
Betina
Petr Kavan
Francek
Jiří Pecha
Klíma
Simona Peková
Olina Klímová
Hana Frejková
Novačka
Ivo Kubečka
Novák
Soňa Valentová
Dr. Prokopová
Roman Mecnarowski
Miroslav Knoz
Václav Legner
Zita Kabátová
Tante
Jiří Samek
Milan Riehs
Antonín Kinský
Kinský
Martin Sitta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Forgotten Light about?
- 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)
- Who directed Forgotten Light?
- Forgotten Light was directed by Vladimír Michálek.
- Who stars in Forgotten Light?
- Forgotten Light stars Bolek Polívka, Veronika Žilková, Jiří Lábus, Jaromíra Mílová.
- When was Forgotten Light released?
- Forgotten Light is a 1996 drama film.
- Where can I watch Forgotten Light?
- You can watch Forgotten Light with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.