

After their young daughter dies suddenly from a viral infection, Marie and Petr struggle to cope with the silence and emptiness left in their apartment. The couple drifts apart as Marie sinks into deep isolation while Petr attempts to distract himself through work and social interactions. Eventually, they decide to try for another child in an effort to move forward and rebuild their fractured relationship.
Directed by Juraj Herz
User score
10 votes
Released
June 3, 1977
1h 31m
Czech

Marta Vančurová
Marie

Vlastimil Harapes
Petr
Sylva Kamenická
Maruška

Jiřina Šejbalová
Mrs. Bernardová

Dana Medřická
Petr's Mother
Eva Sitta
Hanka
Lubomír Černík
Žofie Veselá

Jan Hartl

Eva Svobodová

Emma Černá
Milada Černá
Jaroslav Heyduk
Libuše Salabová

Zdeněk Srstka

Dagmar Havlová Veškrnová
Petr Kratochvíl
Václav Vodák
Jiří Zoubek
Milena Kaplická