The Way Through the Bleak Woods 1997 Directed by Ivan Vojnár Cesta pustým lesem

The Šumava Mountains hide buildings lost in the mountains, the Vydra River, a church, a rectory, marshes, a post office, a gold mine, and a hermit's hut. In this environment, the fates of the beautiful girl Anna, a tormented widow, her perpetually drunk husband—a postman—and dentist Holoubek, who left his native Vienna, intertwine. Over the course of the year, their paths cross, but then the summer of 1914 arrives and war intervenes decisively in the lives of all those involved... However, the characters' desires and quests are timeless.

Production Country Czech Republic
Language Czech
Spoken Language Czech
Gnere Drama
Production Company Česká televize
Release Date 9 October 1997
87 mins