Summary
Director Josef Pinkava would occasionally incorporate more serious themes in his family films for children and teenagers. One such example of this approach was his 1969 adaptation of a Josef Bouček book that combines a detective story with a psychological drama. The starting point of the narrative is the discovery by the film’s 12-year old protagonist that adults do not always tell the truth. Young Standa Hálek finds out that his parents have lied to him. Everyone else around him already knows what he does not – his parents are getting divorced. Following the violent death of the boy’s neighbour, postman Škvor, Standa becomes closer to young lawyer Böhm. However, circumstances lead Standa to suspect the honest young man has committed a crime… The film failed to pack out cinema theatres, but it nevertheless provided an excellent debut for Erik Pardus. He went on to become a much sought after actor (Dospěláci můžou všechno – Adults Are Allowed Everything, 1969; Romance za korunu – Romance for a Crown, 1975, among others). The role of lawyer Böhm went to Svatopluk Matyáš.
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