The Past

The Past

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1998
1h 36m
6.0(1 votes)
Crime
Drama

Overview

Frantisek is a deaf man who has spent years in prison for the apparent murder of a man he believed was threatening his then girlfriend, Liza. Once released, Frantisek begins to search for Liza, but the task proves harder than he hoped.

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Cast & Crew

46 members
Acting

Karel Zima

Deaf Frantisek

Karel Zima
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Magdalena Zimová

Líza

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Klára Melíšková

Girl

Klára Melíšková
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Petr Georgiev

Standa

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Jaroslav Macháček

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Николай Гейко

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Николай Гейко
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František Půlpán

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Writing

Martin Procházka

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Antonín Peša

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Věra Bílá

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Věra Bílá
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Miroslav Černota

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Petra Vančíková

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Petra Vančíková
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Pavel Sobotka

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Filip Sirotek

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Stanislav Motl

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Jordi Niubò

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Jordi Niubò
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Jindřich Suchopár

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Marie Tomášová

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Marie Tomášová
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Stanislav Winter

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Jiří Žídek

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Martin Matejka

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Martin Matejka
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Karel Dobrý

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Karel Dobrý
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Petr Houska

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Vladimír Stehlík

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Vladimír Kořínek

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Richard Němčok

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Daniela Roncová

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Alice Veldenová

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Jitka Švecová

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Lucie Vačkářová-Gančeva

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Irena Hrazdirová

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Dušan Chlebovský

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Robert Holec

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Alena Bicencová

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Patrik Silovský

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Pavlína Fechterová

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František Hrazdira

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Petr Lehečka

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David Urban

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Gabriela Valcová

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Jakub Wehrenberg

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Jakub Wehrenberg
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Hana Krtičková

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Hana Krtičková
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Alice Perglerová

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Ladislava Něrgešová

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Ladislava Něrgešová
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Miroslav Táborský

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Miroslav Táborský
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Filip Sychra

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