Zelary

Name: Zelary
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 2003-09-04
Duration: 2 h 30 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Anna Geislerová, György Cserhalmi, Jaroslava Adamová, Miroslav Donutil, Jaroslav Dusek

IMDb ID: tt0288330 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.5 (3,844 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance · War

A nurse is part of the resistance in 1940s Czech Republic. She is discovered and must find a place to hide. A patient whose life she saved, from a remote mountain village where time stopped 150 years ago, agrees to hide her as his...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Zelary
Canada: Zelary (English)
Germany: Zelary
United Kingdom: Zelary
United States: Zelary
Czech Republic: Želary
Slovakia: Želary
Greece: Erotas sto Zelary (transliterated title)
Finland: Piilopaikka
Poland: Żelary
Bulgaria: Желари (Bulgarian)
Russia: Желяры
Taiwan: 意外情人
意外情人Content RatingRRelease Date2003-09-04Runtime150 minutesMetascore66IMDb Popularity0User Reviews37Critic Reviews22Countries / RegionsCzech Republic
Slovakia
AustriaLanguagesCzech
Russian
GermanKeywordsfemale full frontal nudity
murder of a priest
czech resistance fighter
train station
central europeFilming LocationsVotice, Czech RepublicProduction CompaniesALEF Film & Media Group
Barrandov Studios
Ceská TelevizeOfficial SitesCesaká televize (Czech Republic) - https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/1066398989-zelary/
Czech Television - Telexport - https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/telexport/detail.php?id=2&filmid=439IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288330/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0288330.jpgUpdated At2025-07-26T23:21:54

Directors

Ondřej Trojan

Writers

Kveta Legátová
Petr Jarchovský

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Anna Geislerová | Character: Eliska, Hana Nováková
Actor: György Cserhalmi | Character: Joza
Actor: Jaroslava Adamová | Character: Lucka
Actor: Miroslav Donutil | Character: Priest
Actor: Jaroslav Dusek | Character: Teacher Tkác
Actor: Iva Bittová | Character: Zena
Actor: Ivan Trojan | Character: Richard
Actor: Jan Hrušínský | Character: Slávek
Actor: Anna Vertelárová | Character: Helenka
Actor: Tomás Zatecka | Character: Lipka
Actor: Ondrej Koval | Character: Michal Kutina
Actor: Tatiana Vajdová | Character: Anna Kutinová
Actor: František Velecký | Character: Old Kutina
Actor: Viera Pavlíková | Character: Old Kutinová
Actor: Juraj Hrcka | Character: Vojta Juriga
Actor: Imre Boráros | Character: Pavel Juriga
Actor: Jana Oľhová | Character: Juliska Jurigová
Actor: Jan Tříska | Character: Old Gorcík
Actor: Michal Hofbauer | Character: Young Gorcík
Actor: Edita Malovčić | Character: Marie Gorcíková
Actor: Reinhard Simonischek | Character: Dr. Benícek
Actor: Gabriela Schmoll | Character: Irca
Actor: Zita Kabátová | Character: Old woman
Actor: Svatopluk Beneš | Character: Old man
Actor: Ken Boynton | Character: Priest
Actor: Miro Cabadaj | Character: Actor
Actor: Filip Cervinka | Character: Pavol
Actor: Michael Dobson | Character: Richard
Actor: Ondra Dorian | Character: Drama
Actor: Marián Filadelfi | Character: Actor
Actor: Yuri Galin | Character: Actor
Actor: Michal Hudák | Character: Actor
Actor: Sergej Hudák | Character: Actor
Actor: Pavol Klimasovský | Character: Actor
Actor: Aleksandr Kucherenko | Character: Actor
Actor: Igor Latta | Character: Actor
Actor: Jakub Laurych | Character: Young soldier
Actor: Jevgenij Libezňuk | Character: Actor
Actor: Katerina Lidáková | Character: Zpévacka na svatbé
Actor: John Patrick Lowrie | Character: Joza
Actor: Lubomír Mindos | Character: Actor
Actor: Juliana Olhová | Character: Actress
Actor: Mária Olhová | Character: Actress
Actor: Stefan Richtárech | Character: Actor
Actor: Wolfram Rupperti | Character: Actor
Actor: Vasil Rusinák | Character: Actor
Actor: Zdenek Sedlácek | Character: Actor
Actor: Tomás Smolka | Character: Actor
Actor: Josef Tkác | Character: Actor
Actor: René Šmotek | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Ondřej Trojan | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kveta Legátová | Role: Writer
Name: Petr Jarchovský | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Pavel Borovan | Role: Producer
Name: Manfred Fritsch | Role: Producer
Name: Danny Krausz | Role: Producer
Name: Milan Kuchynka | Role: Producer
Name: Jaroslav Kučera | Role: Producer
Name: Kurt Stocker | Role: Producer
Name: Ondřej Trojan | Role: Producer
Name: Helena Uldrichová | Role: Producer
Name: Marian Urban | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Petr Ostrouchov | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Asen Sopov | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Vladimír Barák | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Ladislav Ondrácek | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Milan Býček | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Katarína Bieliková | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jana Dopitová | Role: Makeup Department
Name: František Příhoda | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jiří Koštýř | Role: Production Manager
Name: Silvia Trizuljaková | Role: Production Manager
Name: Marcela Vránová | Role: Production Manager
Name: Stephanie Wagner | Role: Production Manager
Name: Daria Špačková | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jaromir Maly | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ladislav Ondrácek | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Radim Spacek | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Nick Faustus | Role: Art Department
Name: Jan Krcil | Role: Art Department
Name: Tomáš Lorenc | Role: Art Department
Name: Roman Makovy | Role: Art Department
Name: Vojtech Makovy | Role: Art Department
Name: Jiri Pospisil | Role: Art Department
Name: Jindrich Rada | Role: Art Department
Name: Tomás Szirotný | Role: Art Department
Name: Stanislav Sůva | Role: Art Department
Name: Michal Šula | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Olga Cechová | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Dufek | Role: Sound Department
Name: Karoline T. Heflin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Radim Hladík Jr. | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jiří Klenka | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jiří Melcher | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marek Musil | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pierre Peters-Arnolds | Role: Sound Department
Name: Igor Pokorný | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pavel Stverák | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jan Zakora | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jitka Zvirocká | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jan Čeněk | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Robert Galfy | Role: Special Effects
Name: Dusan Korcek | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Vít Komrzý | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jan Malír Jr. | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jan Vseticek | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Jiří Kuba | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Vladislav Cholasta | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jiri Cvancara | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lenka Dimitrovova | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Viliam Dostál | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tomás Drdácký | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Petr Dvořák | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marek Havel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ludek Jedlicka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Josef Kos | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jozef Kosut | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Petr Koutný | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Matiášek | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jiři Navrátil | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stefan Rybar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stanislav Vales | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vít Vondrácek | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ivan Šimůnek | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Špelda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jaromir Maly | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Barbara Vögel | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Eva Oujezdská | Role: Costume Department
Name: Hana Rambova | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lenka Turecková | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Barbora Listíková | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ivo Marak | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Pavel Spacek | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Juraj Durovic | Role: Music Department
Name: Mario Klemens | Role: Music Department
Name: Petr Ostrouchov | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Konstanze Krinzinger | Role: Production Department
Name: Ludek Valchár | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Meir Dohnal | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Jirí Dufek | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Renata Jaukerová | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Dusan Kukal | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Jiří Burda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pavlína Fechterová | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Petr Průša | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gabie Reiter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Barbara Trojanová | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jaroslav Česal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miroslav Táborský | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Zelary | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi954204441/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi954204441/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563957761946.mp4?Expires=1788264862&Signature=p00gmF8bVKbRBH0Fevv9M9v~1yFZhp8YJNdfclKMDLLIAjDg1qc0fKqpXRWT4NZLcLSISK0g4cHkFxffzhzc69G~BW2kJcIgPQYdlMNBteUecWP8b4iOLBU15ftvNJOOUJ60dzA6owRCLKm9maDg5IKITnz8IyOgimNC-EG04yyj1p7HkadGgaB1d8Vm48FaZXxCGKilGyCp0aJlrxoZYTacQNfaLbSPk1W~Z3T5wrzvHFnLWeTPJ1bl-khIFW9ahyrgQ-VayNg8-2qCp5a5br8ZdSXlie2glljSZdkLS9fZk-uJ3WNRnTk86L6f~bDOYcfyDsJcOkzJUtY1LtRbaw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Zelary Scene: Hana Moves To Zelary | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1405731865/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1405731865/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677995272413.mp4?Expires=1788264862&Signature=gfmLqzvHXsv0upSZmDKMUs~FgIqYVujKMUrKF18hNOgsysd-GGfnKTF1z17vSs~yNMPLmIPr~-~4easHMfiXCBTh8OBrekLczW0TEuqmIsc2wXmnQ4wKMfuUNxeLqNq91JGcnphOiiGIuawPtEg0XwiYYGHNAVzE5HHgxSZKCDE1JPlI1LbDLr8shSeuQHdlxSauTkAOmcCA9w9rBWrZxkvbkAYFzlRhYfcyjUSieI8cFS2CYuNR9x3kv58xopgc3halvUn-5cMH6D8UkAK6Az-Vb4bE9LqVQ~GGS71voWNx~DfeWpiwjfbzsOuGtTqb8l7uGBqK3dagcCInOVkmNg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Zelary Scene: For Hiding Of The Enemy, Death | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1355400217/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1355400217/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677916030757.mp4?Expires=1788264862&Signature=B1sCXJ1itPlsJ1krzb8VHnh3tBTHhtn~temhwPruKcrIstLErL~MxekoMORhiZrNRrFXww2-s-KH~S3qVYJbn-TgOBcbKnhpn6XiJZMwhgQ9OPShzhbfSs1C58mML5sVEpSD2YbkwqyQt7ynqNxT88rK6iuXbQWj1NmfPD-SVq5AnveV0E8Lsv-9y-eLG5d9KlawGIlNR240nKtbFRdJLtR2JNquMBpt~VnXX7smCx~S1Sy5BYLxEQvZZwUPePdLYYqAU~41wfH3CU7MtZK2-gdbe2I~HZkVawQmZulHST0VwgbeA7QuMeGccHexwGshahAHcN9Dhv7qQKHoZcyRlA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Zelary Scene: What Will You Say | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3351823385/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3351823385/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677916148780.mp4?Expires=1788264862&Signature=oEJG5oE4LbH2ZhpQ0ufsJ~YCipem44iw9d5lp~rWGi9JsU~EsI6I9ExOtAkEQI6FvXhbZ1evJ4frNEb3-6Oi4buPbhnTTz9H16Pn~L2zOlrywrvf0PSuEYE1fT6DQI1fVOEAukaj9I2oFHkPQRUKR1l6NugW~Vy3DKmZD5QH5atExVtQXi66-gcpZF3ML-w92YtWSDo10Z0BjJa5mW1l1AEWx7wytVVcSkYmw5DuPxmX2bQqJSeptRlPb38rEgCfi736u3Xc6Z3zJ5NhGQ2U90U5Qn4iZVueUMikry9x1RrersaoQdljDgEYj8KqT-UTY0tCM8M6-hLVP8IKqb2kGA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Zelary Scene: Pretty Here | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3234382873/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3234382873/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677873165854.mp4?Expires=1788264862&Signature=b3jEdwH9E4mBUU348SsFz3E4udpMqpCmU0la8LSoPaU2qi1JnJ5CpuITl72QhQvfHKMOv5idLqH-I4uSQYI~7V~bkxmLUObIeaqS6AEOXV-fcEKo897fl5eu9EuElXPGIzhu61nGclFULB~sRNyc1PBxxX2fO7QJ7HU7iQnG2AMop-3km0djHVMNCoQbj~2o7ER3PNMZR4kbq86-3RT0icAUbXHzW0~qzjbWeHyP8PBmbQ6AVqg056XV7GaMKA0MJBM3GrbTrvYbo4av2X6LoEu-JoWaL1GDdKhXvf7r6GTXhWG6Yuo-QIq~GzP1QLJFjv4N~vu~-LF9cT9rOsWaCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Zelary Scene: You Have A Mother? | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3620258841/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3620258841/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677873165852.mp4?Expires=1788264862&Signature=IRvb~dCdQtfQueIrl9~xsq-egvGsKPIWAuoCIL8IgJxJNxizU-OihihPJWYGO1eCp8-pVImBaCn7zQtE1TYJGsTMTtfrsn5zMR711jve0OH~HVcba5oC~ItJFxhGIqKroSkJHl2PEt2XAPqF8uoWblRnECKFyZvWYZOSzez9tUuvhH4pWviFRb56vxu~iN8Wa1yccnUsYxpLq1vcC6D9i8Zidd1OKFbUIWiVBm~PYt1hX~hPjGEscGQgJ9WFZEDDFBgtwal-7XhWH1adtygCoIZqK~Ph3r1191yYyzT~CEwBVig3Go76E1ZIkSCYqFQ28OUmBASKWe3KpGhQELmWQA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Zelary Scene: Wedding Day | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1506329625/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1506329625/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677999570755.mp4?Expires=1788264862&Signature=uT9R0cu9GB5FKQO1xPXho9bxEJjcWczASs6uSq5vr6-v-OySA7mGHF~gBTvgSqfUn8XC1q2-QCEE8dprWTRAzhbclSYmuhQhhEGiQMrGc02aRe1ff5PwrF3FbqZkjc-7WYXbpyruIUljPcb9gBkgtsCFf8kIWvDY6k6P4HNqJiT8VG9TsEHjkmsRIESUGiUevxttBDcbJNJzwTcPX4wcFTrmh3ptbY4rUajb0W8PskCsCCd5B6gMWAtLEmUey9LUspDAATHI01hjwVt14Sgs3uUbolEybShVXyv7h-qQvBQvwQxQWY24abC8b4HgF6d67qla2nFY1qzKCNzV1DIHvA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Zelary Scene: Hana And Joza | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi550028313/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi550028313/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677870614557.mp4?Expires=1788264862&Signature=G4lPeBtgmFSLLqTjhZJZOIAZwQG0YUqMeEVVMGotJB4zuGtSbcuxAlR3Cz~sOONvJhWUwdLFr5mwcyoLFJcoHeWCQqtrG-l2Yl8LN18PcHtpoeVVvX86S08RQyCEmefXkXEBGWRMWsuy73J~yX7ImbOYbbTQcxLbU8MhvIbQd1bHPWHiUxrqCQZRMR2BGgW1O-MPHedBkFi9yJjv6SzDSQy622MAkLXiXJ7Ic6k-Ayxfh7wdSPeDg~xbfYqBWRjpEcUBGNA9JkRCL9D9kjRHS3jEYN~J-NnzrjVc5DKV07RBHGtjqDN-YIF~Dm-7fbXAk~QXDYDYtW9to0B2JNW1-A__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Czech Republic: September 4, 2003
Slovakia: February 5, 2004
Austria: April 30, 2004
New Zealand: July 15, 2004 (Auckland International Film Festival)
United States: September 17, 2004 (limited)
Canada: September 24, 2004 (limited)
Poland: October 8, 2004 (Warsaw Film Festival)
Greece: October 11, 2004 (Panorama of European Cinema)
Germany: November 6, 2004 (Cottbus Film Festival)
Spain: November 7, 2004 (Sevilla International Film Festival)
Australia: November 25, 2004
Greece: December 31, 2004
Sweden: January 29, 2005 (Göteborg Film Festival)
United States: February 8, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Mexico: June 24, 2005 (Mexico City)
Hungary: September 28, 2005 (Pécs International Film Celebration)
Argentina: April 28, 2006 (TV premiere)
Philippines: November 30, 2006 (Davao Cine Europa Film Festival)
Finland: April 14, 2007 (TV premiere)
Germany: May 27, 2007 (TV premiere)
Poland: August 17, 2007
Greece: June 4, 2010 (Days of Modern Czech Cinema in Athens)
China: May 28, 2013 (Beijing)
Latvia: April 5, 2014 (Days of Czech Film)
Japan: March 25, 2015 (Czech Center, Tokyo)

Awards

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