This is an engaging drama by director Karel Kachyna about the growing pains of a young teen (Jorga Kotrbova) and the hardships of a noble steed mistreated by a cruel neighboring farmer. The teen is having a hard time figuring out adult modes of behavior, and at the same time her heart goes out to the horse that is suffering under the treatment of the farmer next door to her family. As the teen adopts the horse as a friend, some clarification will be sure to come on the meaning of adulthood and the benefits of compassion.
Stars: Jorga Kotrbová, Rudolf Průcha, Milan Jedlička, Zora Jiráková, Jaroslav Nekolný, Dagmar Neumannová
Crew: Emil Sirotek (Assistant Camera), Jaromír Dvořáček (First Assistant Director), Jan Procházka (Screenplay), Jan Štrébl (Set Decoration), Eduard Kadeřábek (Camera Operator), Ladislav Winkelhöfer (Set Decoration)
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český
Studio: Filmové studio Barrandov
Runtime: 90 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 16, 1962
IMDb: 5
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