An Ambiguous Report About the End of the World

Juraj Jakubisko
1997-02-13


6.9
154 min

Set over a two-decade period in a tiny Central European village, this drama not only chronicles a couple's tragic star-crossed love, it also serves as a metaphor for the tragedy of lost traditions. After opening in the snowy wilds as two people spectacularly die, the story jumps back 20 years as young Verona prepares to marry. Unfortunately, voracious wolves descend upon the ceremony and all but Verona and her courageous 10-year-old brother-in-law Goran, who saves her, perish. That day, Verona gives birth to Veronika and promptly betroths her daughter to the heroic Goran. A decade passes and on Veronika's 10th birthday, her engagement to Goran is formally announced at a big party. Festivities halt when a troupe of female circus performers and their sly employer Madina show up. Veronika soon finds herself more interested in Madina's young son Michal than she is in the adult Goran. Meanwhile, the worldly Madina attempts to adjust to life in an old-fashioned village.

Cast

Name Character Team
Deana Horváthová Verona Unowned
Milan Bahul Goran Unowned
Joachim Kemmer Madina Unowned
Jiří Krytinář Juzek Unowned
Jana Švandová Marlyn Unowned
Pavel Landovský Reeve Unowned
Vladimír Javorský Semek Unowned
Klára Issová Veronika Unowned
Matěj Hádek Michal Unowned
Radoslav Brzobohatý Šimon Unowned
Vladimír Sadílek Priest Unowned
Peter Šimon Barber Unowned
Oldřich Navrátil Josef Unowned
Yvetta Kornová Margot Unowned
Sandra Pogodová Fagot Unowned
Jeanette Švoňavská Chocolate Unowned
František Novotný Jiřinka, the Giant Unowned
Lucie Vondráčková Lucie Unowned
Petr Kubes Martin Unowned
Vladimír Jedľovský Innkeeper Unowned
Ján Melkovič Barber's Father Unowned
Vilma Jamnická Reeve's Grandma Unowned
Jiřina Třebická Comedian Unowned
Talina Sheriff Lila Unowned
Věra Křesadlová Irenka Unowned
Tena Elefteriadu Child Unowned
Katarina Litomericka Child Unowned
Janko Strapec Child Unowned
Saša Pašeková Child Unowned
Jakub Mrva Child Unowned
Adéla Tihláriková Child Unowned
Jiří Krejčí Child Unowned
Matěj Galgoci Child Unowned
Marek Plencner Child Unowned
Pavol Šimun Child Unowned
Denisa Šimoničová Child Unowned
Michaela Šimoničová Child Unowned
David Suchařípa Unowned
Svatopluk Matyáš Unowned
Petr Jákl Unowned
Ivan Palúch Unowned
Valerie Kaplanová Unowned
Jan Svěrák Unowned
Lucia Gibodová Gypsy Unowned
Manuel Berousek Unowned
Alexej Pyško Goran (voice) Unowned
Zdeněk Maryška Madina (voice) Unowned
Vlastimil Zavřel Juzek (voice) Unowned
Dalimil Klapka Reeve (voice) Unowned
Valérie Zawadská Jiřinka, the Giant (voice) Unowned
Mahulena Bočanová Gypsy (voice) Unowned