She married for land, but the land ate her soul. Czechoslovak drama hits different.
Frona Filípková, out of a desire for a better life, married Floriš Zobač on the land. However, the ownership of the land has affected both her husband and her father-in-law, who, out of hatred, intrigue against the emerging agricultural cooperative and against each other, so Frona looks for a way to free herself.
Acting
Hegerová's restrained desperation carries every frame.
Direction
Krejčík makes mud and misery genuinely cinematic.
Director
Jiří Krejčík
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