Ivan Hálek, son of the famous poet Vítězslav Hálek, studied medicine and devoted his life to the Slovak countryside. In the poor Kysuce region, he not only treats the local villagers, but also makes an extraordinary contribution to education. At the same time, he struggles with lingering superstitions and mistrust. However, the hero and his young wife also become acquainted with folk customs, songs, and the colorful culture of the poorest. And he proclaims that only those who rid them of terrible mass poverty can provide these poor people with true living water.
Svetozár Stračina
Original Music Composer
Vladimír Ondruš
Director of Photography
Miroslav Procházka st.
Screenplay
Jozef Medveď
Director
Petr Kostka
Lenka Skopalová
Milka Zimková
Vladimír Petruška
Ondrej Jariabek
Bohumila Horňáková-Růžičková
Štefan Halás
František Výrostko
Marta Vasiľová
Igor Litva
Ivan Macho
Eliška Nosálová
