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The dramatic story set in contemporary times is a sad look behind the scenes of our prosperous lives. The love story between Vladimir and Alyona from the Ukrainian town of Uzhorod may not be exceptional in any way – if it did not take place within the community of the modern-day slaves, the Ukrainian labourers in Prague. Alyona is an energetic young woman who is firmly resolved to do everything in her power to secure a better life for herself and particularly for her twelve-year-old son Seriozha. She is even willing to make a formal marriage in Czechia despite her love for Volodya. Vladimir is an impetuous and passionate man. He loves Alyona and would do anything in the world for her, but with his explosive temperament he often acts before he thinks. He wants to help Alyona, accepts her sensible stance, but is incapable of acting as rationally and sensibly as she does. And when he finds himself in the setting of mafia practices among the Ukrainian labourers, he doesn’t really have a chance.
SD | 95´ | © 2008
director(s): Jaroslav Brabec
producer(s): Czech Television
scriptwriter(s): Martin Ryšavý
director of photography: Jan Strnad
cast: Andrej Bestchasny, Valeria Beliasava, Shokalo Yevhen, Vladimír Dlouhý, Blanka Bohdanová, Olha Pohonysheva and others
rights available: TV, Video, Internet
original language: Czech
subtitles available: English