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The Borstal

The Borstal

1990•1h 31m•6.0/10
Drama

Ratings

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6.0/10(4)

A young teacher is sent to a rural reform school, where he is faced with brutality of the inmates.

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Production

Filmové studio Barrandov

Language

CS

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ivan Vyskočil

Ivan Vyskočil

Teacher

Václav Sloup

Václav Sloup

Topol

Ivan Chocholouš

Štrobach

Vilém Besser

Vilém Besser

Director

Zdeněk Kryzánek

Kostelecký

Jiří Smutný

Helebrandt

Vladimír Krška

Vladimír Krška

Krofta

Jiří Krampol

Jiří Krampol

Holub

Hana Kreihanslová

Hana Kreihanslová

Headmaster

František Kovářík

František Kovářík

Old Teacher

Dana Hlaváčová

Dana Hlaváčová

Blanka

František Holar

Karolina Slunéčková

Karolina Slunéčková

Ladislav Křiváček

Ladislav Křiváček

Vladimír Foukal

Růžena Dvorská

Václav Frej

Inmate

Ladislav Brož

Inmate

Václav Chládek

Inmate

Martin Hron

Inmate

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