Suffering

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Karel Kachyňa

Writers

Karel Kachyňa, Jan Procházka

Language

Czech

Country

Czechoslovakia

Release date

16 February 1962

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Jorga Kotrbová

  Lenka

• Rudolf Průcha

  Ruda

• Milan Jedlička

  Lenka's father

• Zora Jiráková

  Lenka's mother

• Jaroslav Nekolný

  Brytak

• 

  Dagmar Neumannová

  Aunt

• Kamil Olšovský

  Veterinary

• Pavel Bártl

  Administrator

• 

  Václav Neužil st.

  Honza

• Zdeněk Jarolímek

  Koci

• Václav Fišer

  Innkeeper

• Václav Korn

  Vasek