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Sluníčko na houpačce

1981-12-27 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 5.0

Family · Drama · TV Movie

Editor Julie and artist Vojta go to a children's home in Sumava to pick up a nine-year-old boy, Matěj Stibor, and bring him to Prague to receive the main prize in a children's drawing competition. Matěj drew a family of three by a swing with the sun shining over them. His real parents, however, are far from ideal. His mother disowned him after giving birth, his father struggles with alcohol addiction. Will the boy find a new family?

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Directors
Jiří Adamec
Production companies
Československá televize Praha, Filmové studio Barrandov
Countries
Czechoslovakia
Status
Released

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Marta VančurováMarta VančurováJulka
Jiří BartoškaJiří BartoškaVojtěch
Marek MikulášMatěj
Petr ČepekPetr ČepekStibor
Ota SklenčkaOta Sklenčka
Bedřich ProkošBedřich Prokoš
Karel HeřmánekKarel Heřmánek
Eliška BalzerováEliška Balzerová
Zdeněk DušekZdeněk Dušek
Ladislav TrojanLadislav Trojan
Milena DvorskáMilena Dvorská
Dagmar Havlová VeškrnováDagmar Havlová Veškrnová
Luba SkořepováLuba Skořepová
Jitka ZelenohorskáJitka Zelenohorská
Andrea Malá

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