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Suffering (1962)

Suffering (1962)

Drama Romance Family
Release Date: 1962, February 16
Directors: Karel Kachyňa
Countries: Czechoslovakia
Production: Filmové studio Barrandov
Cast: Jorga Kotrbová, Václav Neužil st., Václav Fišer, Zora Jiráková, Kamil Olšovský, Zdeněk Jarolímek, Pavel Bártl, Jaroslav Nekolný, Rudolf Průcha, Milan Jedlička, Dagmar Neumannová, Václav Korn

Overview:

This is an engaging drama by director Karel Kachyna about the growing pains of a young teen (Jorga Kotrbova) and the hardships of a noble steed mistreated by a cruel neighboring farmer. The teen is having a hard time figuring out adult modes of behavior, and at the same time her heart goes out to the horse that is suffering under the treatment of the farmer next door to her family. As the teen adopts the horse as a friend, some clarification will be sure to come on the meaning of adulthood and the benefits of compassion.