Hanele
1999
92 minutes
Overview
Based on an autobiographical novella by Ivan Olbracht, the film tells the story of Hanele Safarová, who grows up just after the First World War in a little Ruthenian schtetl which, in true Hassidic fashion, awaits the arrival of the Messiah. But Hanele decides to follow the Zionists instead. She moves to the city to prepare for her departure to the Promised Land, where she meets a successful businessman named Ivo Karadzic, who has renounced Judaism to become a free-thinker. Their love for each other doesn’t only drive Hanele’s parents to distraction, it also threatens to destroy the entire community in the schetl.
Top Cast
Lada Jelínková
Hanele Šafarová
Miroslav Noga
Ivo Karadžič
Jiří Ornest
Dad
Táňa Fischerová
Mom
Milan Lasica
Grandpa Šafar
Hanuš Bor
Pinches Jakubovič
Václav Chalupa
Šlojme Kac
Stanislav Zindulka
Jid Fajnerman
Jan Kraus
Salamon Fux
Eva Holubová
Ester Fuxová
Radim Kalvoda
Benci Fux
Jindřich Khain
Herše Fux
Peter Šimun
Leib Abramovič
Rudolf Máhrla
Old Kac
Steva Maršálek
Mojše Kahan
Hana Franková
Ivo's Mother
Jiří Pomeje
Lieutenant
Daniel Margolius
Student
Luděk Munzar
Narrator (voice)
Tereza Krenová
Lucie Soušková
Veronika Větrovcová
Milan Hajn
Magdalena Souskova
Leila Ayari
Lucie Žáčková
Martha Issová
Lucie Nedvědová
Magdaléna Sidonová
Rudolf Kubík
Peter Gábor
Zuzana Talpová
Lenka Svadbíková
Marion Pagáčová
Johana Rezková
Hana Frejková
Pavel Rímský
Mikuláš Křen
Jan Růžička
Zuzana Fišárková
Petr Meissel
Marie Ludvíková
Miloš Vosmanský
Ján Sedal
Peter Serge Butko
Erik Peťovský
Jiří Müller
Dušan Sitek
Jozef Kubáník
Luděk Randár
Iva Pančenková
Tereza Chytilová
Martin Hofmann
Jan Nejedlý
Martin Veliký
Ondřej Škoch
František Novotný
František Martínek
Vít Mareček
David Jurča
Aleš Blinka
Alois Švehlík
Leib Abramovič (voice) (uncredited)