
The Other Side of the Farmland
Overview
Alcohol, national costumes, dance, as well as confrontation with unpleasant truths – that is what lies ahead for a young girl named Eliška, who gets stuck in a mysterious pub. She has to find an answer to whether everything ends with death or, rather, it is only the beginning.
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Sofia Katela
Sofia Katela
Sofia Katela


Simona Zmrzlá
Simona Zmrzlá
Simona Zmrzlá


Zdeněk Junák
Zdeněk Junák
Zdeněk Junák


Matěj Beneš
Matěj Beneš
Matěj Beneš


Ivana Hloužková
Ivana Hloužková
Ivana Hloužková


Anita Krausová
Anita Krausová
Anita Krausová


Mark Kristián Hochman
Mark Kristián Hochman
Mark Kristián Hochman
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