

135 minutes
4/30/2009
Slovakia, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. The family of the young Jewish Martin Friedmann gathers to celebrate his bar mitzvah and make a solemn promise that they will all meet again a year later around the same table; but the storms of war and anti-Semitic fanaticism will lead each of them down very different paths.

Samuel Spišák
as Martin

Ina Gogálová
as Mrs. Friedmannová

Ondřej Vetchý
as Mr. Friedmann

Marián Slovák
as Rabbi

Vlado Černý
as Doctor Fehér

Ivan Romančík
as Shoemaker Feldman

Roman Luknár
as Commander Vózar

Peter Oszlík
as Vilo

Sergej Sanža
as Cézar
Juraj Sadílek
as Fred Mahler

Ivan Krivosudský
as Old Martin (voice)

Ľubomír Bukový
as Móric

Norman Šáro
as Šmuel

Daniel Fischer
as Alex

Dávid Hartl
as Dežo

Jakub Spišák
as Herman

Zuzana Porubjaková
as Ráchel
Peter Kočan
as Emanuel

Ľudmila Swanová
as Feldmanová

Dušan Kaprálik
as Goldsmith Fischer
Benjamin Žiak
as Róbert Fischer
Jozef Tkáč
as Mr. Šebo

Viera Topinková
as Mrs. Šebová
Jana Segešová
as Handmaid Mária

Attila Mokos
as Shoemaker Müller

Ľubomír Paulovič
as Jožo Dobiáš

Lucia Vráblicová
as Sister Róza

Ady Hajdu
as Kramer

Éva Bandor
as Kramerová

Vica Kerekes
as Jozéfina

Pavel Kříž
as Doctor Kollár
Ivan Kollár
as Hospital Physician

Filip Renč
as Jánoš
Xénia Gracová
as Nun

Anna Warchalová
as Nurse
Branislav Bačo
as Monk Rudolf
Ivan Kollár
as Monastery Prior

Ivan Gontko
as Farmer #1
Alexander Podolkhov
as Captain
Patrick Stott
as Vasil

Vladimír Kittler
as Schwartz

Lukáš Latinák
as Ferko Franc
Michal Gazdík
as Farmer #2

Ivan Palúch
as Farmer #3
Oliver Csiky
as Dentist
Pavol Simko
as Bánovce Garrison Commander
Igor Šimeg
as Guard Jožo

Jaroslav Mottl
as Shopkeeper
Ľudovít Voros
as Customer
Ján Venéni
as Galuška

Pavol Topoľský
as Carpenter

Vladimír Sadílek
as Loewy
Erika Lásková
as Loewyová
Vladimír Šmičko
as President Jozef Tiso
Peter Šimunič
as Chauffeur Tisa
Alfréd Swan
as Brontoš
Martin Friedmann-Petrásek
as Self - Shoah Survivor (uncredited)