The Return of the Prodigal Son

Návrat ztraceného syna, feature film, Czech Republic, 1967

DIRECTED BY: Evald Schorm

The Return of the Prodigal Son

CAST:
Jana Brejchová (Jana),
Jan Kacer (Jan Sebek),
Jirí Kilian (Zdenek),
Antonín Lebeda,
Anna Lebedova

SCRIPT:
Sergej Machonin,
Evald Schorm

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Frantisek Uldrich

Synopsis:

The hero of the film is Jan, a young engineer who is admitted to a psychiatric hospital for treatment. At a glance he has a fine life: a good job, beautiful wife and daughter but nevertheless, he recently tried to commit suicide. His therapist talks to him and his friends in an attempt to find the reason behind his dissatisfaction with life. It seems as if nobody knows what the problem could be. However, it seems that his wife Jana could be the key to understanding him… 

digital, b/w, 103 min

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