The Southern Mail

6.8 (4 votes)• 1988• 95m•Released

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Based on the eponymous novel by Ladislav Ballek. An aging man wanders through a familiar rural landscape, triggering memories of his blond-boyhood in a small town. As he recalls everyday lives, adventures, and background events - war’s end, shifting borders, loyalties - the boundary between real and imagined blurs.

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Production Details

Languages: Slovak

Director: Stanislav Párnický

Starring Cast: Magda Vášáryová, Jiří Bartoška, Gábor Koncz, Zdena Studenková, Pavol Mikulík, Pavel Nový

Cast

Magda Vášáryová

Mária Jurkovičová

Jiří Bartoška

Pavol Jurkovič

Gábor Koncz

Bodnár

Zdena Studenková

Gondová

Pavol Mikulík

Gonda

Pavel Nový

Kovác

Eva Jakoubková

Kovácová

Aleš Helcelet

Hasan El Hubejsí

Adam Matejka

Pavol

Martin Hrebeň

Béla

Emil Horváth

Ján Jurkovic

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